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Robert Lewandowski was the star of the present as Barcelona secured a complete 4-1 win over Girona within the Catalan derby.
The Polish worldwide scored a brace within the second half, thereby beating a document held by Ferenc Puskás – the participant with essentially the most variety of objectives in La Liga since turning 36.
Aside from his objectives, Lewandowski was a nuisance for Girona defenders and ended up securing the Man of the Match award.
What Lewandowski mentioned after the sport
Chatting with the press after the sport, Lewandowski talked about his age and that hasn’t deterred him from persevering with on the prime degree.
“Individuals speak about my age, however I do know I’m working as exhausting as I at all times have. I need to play on the highest degree for a couple of extra years. I really feel in wonderful bodily situation. There’s no distinction between the place I used to be a couple of years in the past and the place I’m now, stat-wise,” he mentioned (h/t Diario SPORT).
As a matter of truth, Lewandowski even mentioned that he needs to attain a minimum of 100 objectives for Barcelona, together with his present tally standing at 97 objectives in 137 aggressive matches.
Nevertheless, the Pole identified that he’s equally eager about profitable titles at Barcelona.
“Reaching 100 objectives with Barcelona is likely one of the objectives, that’s clear. It’s a dream. We nonetheless have lots of video games forward of us. We need to play the cup last, the Champions League, and the league, too,” he mentioned.
Lewandowski was the Man of the Match in Barcelona’s win over Girona (Picture by Judit Cartiel/Getty Photos)
“For me, a very powerful factor is what I contribute collectively to the workforce. I do know that if I rating two objectives, I’ll have helped the workforce. An important factor is confidence. If I’m in or close to the penalty space, I do know that if the ball reaches me, the purpose is in my thoughts,” he added.
Speaking in regards to the sport itself, Lewandowski admitted that Barcelona lacked the ultimate product within the preliminary part however supplied extra dynamism within the second half.
“We managed all the things, however we lacked the ultimate move. Within the second half, we had been extra offensive and created extra possibilities. We scored a number of objectives, and that’s essential as a result of if we don’t rating early, we have now to be affected person and stick with the plan,” he mentioned.
“If you happen to rating 4 objectives, you’ll be able to at all times say we performed an excellent sport,” the veteran added.
Lastly, the previous Bayern Munich star talked about his second purpose of the night time, the place he produced a scissor-like end.
“I assumed I used to be behind the defender, and the ball was passing between me and the goalkeeper, and behind the defender on the similar time. I knew that if I touched the ball, whether or not I attempted to regulate it or shoot it in direction of purpose, one thing might occur,” he mentioned.
“I believe that purpose was essential, as a result of it introduced us again, not simply into the sport, however again on the profitable path, after which we had been capable of management the sport and attempt to rating extra objectives, and we did that,” he concluded.
