Robert Lewandowski Coming out. His hat trick against Alavés propelled him to the scoring table of the First Division and also allowed him to improve on his scoring start in his first campaign at FC Barcelona.
Lewandowski, at 36 years old, has regained the vigor and energy he seems to have lost in recent months. Credit to the Polish striker, coach Hansi Flick and the remarkable collective performance of a very plugged-in Barça.
In the last ten seasons, only one footballer has scored more goals than ‘Lewy’ in the first nine days of the national League championship: Messi. Robert Lewandowski has scored ten goals in nine games. The Argentine ’10’, at the beginning of 17-18included Ernesto Valverde on the bench, made eleven. The difference with Lewandowski is that Leo has concentrated all the goals in four games: two against Alavés, three against Espanyol, four against Eibar and another two against Las Palmas. Lewandowski shared his ‘pecks’ in six games: two against Valencia, one against Athletic, one against Valladolid, two against Villarreal, one against Getafe and the aforementioned three against Alavés.
Another fact where they compete: Messi has sent five balls onto the post over the course of the campaign and Lewandowski has hit four. If everyone goes in, the remaining numbers are legendary.
How many players have scored nine goals in the first nine days, such as Neymar at 15-16, Messi again at 19-20 and Karim Benzema at 21-22. With eight goals there are a good handful of players, such as Luis Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo or even well-known national football figures such as Javi Guerrawho had an impeccable start to Rayo Vallecano in 2015. Now Lewandowski is the only one moving with ease in ‘Leo’s kingdom’.
The ‘express’ hat-tricks
Lewandowski’s hat trick also brings the Pole into conversation with some of the greats in the Catalan club’s history. With the Polish striker, only five players have scored three goals before half-time in an away game in the League. Before the former Bayern player, he did it Pedro Rodríguez at Getafe in 13-14 (2-5), Messi at Mestalla at 12-13 (23), Romario in Calderón in the year 93 (4-3) and Hristo Stoichkov at the Athletic Bilbao stadium – in the second half he would make the fourth – in an unforgettable 0-6. In the Copa del Rey, Kocsis and Samitierthe legends of Barça, have also achieved this mark.
Robert Lewandowski has already scored more times than he did in his first campaign, when he scored eight goals in his first nine league games. At Bayern he had three better starts, with 12 goals in 20-21 and 13 of 15-16 and 19-20. Back then, the Pole ruled the Bundesliga with an iron fist. A dominance transferred to Spain through the force of Hansi Flick, who again has Lewandowski as his excellent offensive reference.
Source: La Verdad
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