Lewandowski’s great match, in numbers

Robert Lewandowski It only took three days to become the first reference of FC Barcelona And not just in the media. Fulfilling the leading role his CV attributes to him, the current European Golden Shoe is the Pichichi of the Liga with four goals, the same as Betis Borja Iglesiasafter two the Polish striker endorsed the Valladolid at the Camp Nou on Sunday. Beyond his goals, Lewandowski’s performance was based on his impressive numbers against Valladolid.

In the beginning, the former Bayern He is the footballer who has finished the game the most times, on five occasions, and he has also done it the most between three suits, up to three times. Two of his shots were deflected by wood.

Lewandowski is also, according to data provided by opt, the player who successfully completed the most dribbles. They were three of the five he tried, both made by as good a field specialist as his teammate Ousmane Dembele.

For those who still believe that Lewandowski is exclusively a finisher, the numbers of his interventions in the game prove that he has the will to influence other areas of the field: the Barça 9 played. 48 ballsbeing Peter the player who most often makes contact with the ball, at 90 times. Lewandowski also noticed his accuracy in the combination, since 31 pass What did he say? 27 came to its addressee, with a 87.1% successful in this aspect. Although his vocation to help the team in intermediate positions on the pitch has already been noted, Lewandowski’s importance is such that 18 of his passes are offered in the final third of the pitch, where his accuracy percentage is even better (88.9%). For all this, no one can be surprised that for the Barça coach, Xavi HernandezLewandowski is “a blessing, a natural leader.”