Lewandowski on another level as Barcelona sweep past Alaves
Baku, October 7, AZERTAC
Barcelona maintained their lead atop the LaLiga standings courtesy a 3-0 victory over Alaves on Sunday, with Robert Lewandowski the star figure thanks to a hat-trick, according to Marca.
Hansi Flick has brought the best out of the striker who, in the Bayern shirt, scored goals against any team that came his way.
It isn't that he had forgotten how to score Barcelona, and his start to the season has shown that. He has scored 10 goals in nine games, and only one from the penalty spot.
The Pole proved at the Mendizorroza Stadium that age is just a number by scoring a hat-trick in the first half hour of the match to shatter the illusions of an Alaves team that is tough to beat at their home ground, but were quickly put to bed on Sunday.
Barcelona started the match with more intensity than Alaves, who failed to protect themselves with high backline. After three minutes Raphinha scored a goal that was disallowed for offside by Lamine Yamal.
The muscular injury suffered by Ferran Torres, who was substituted after five minutes, wasn't a setback for Flick, who brought on Eric García and freed Pedri from midfield. But Barcelona's captain Raphinha, who played a decisive role in Lewandowski's first two goals, was the star of the show from the start.
The Pole proved at the Mendizorroza Stadium that age is just a number by scoring a hat-trick in the first half hour of the match to shatter the illusions of an Alaves team that is tough to beat at their home ground, but were quickly put to bed on Sunday.
Barcelona started the match with more intensity than Alaves, who failed to protect themselves with high backline. After three minutes Raphinha scored a goal that was disallowed for offside by Lamine Yamal.
The muscular injury suffered by Ferran Torres, who was substituted after five minutes, wasn't a setback for Flick, who brought on Eric García and freed Pedri from midfield. But Barcelona's captain Raphinha, who played a decisive role in Lewandowski's first two goals, was the star of the show from the start.
An important piece in the Blaugrana midfield for everything that is to come this season. In the 85th minute, another goal was disallowed for an Alaves offside, but the scoreboard remained unchanged.
Barcelona goes into the second international break with less of a lead over Madrid than in the first, but with some momentum.
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