Robert Lewandowski scored two goals as Barcelona beat Girona 4-1, which kept them three-point lead in the La Liga lead on Sunday.
Hansi Flick’s side leads at the Olympic Stadium after Real Madrid’s victory over Leganes on Saturday.
In response to Kylian Mbappe’s two goals, Lewandowski matched him with a pole, maintaining a three-point advantage in Spain’s Golden Boot game.
Barcelona remained unbeaten in 20 games this year, taking the lead before the break thanks to Ladislav Krejci’s own goal.
Although Arnaut Danjuma equalized in Girona, Lewandowski made two attempts, while Ferran Torres limited the score.
Naija News Girona has reportedly managed to beat Barcelona twice last season, but they have been working hard to replicate the success of this year and are currently ranked 13th.
“We played patiently, we had a plan and if we played according to that plan, we could always score a lot of goals and win the game,“Experienced forward Lewandowski told Daz.
The 36-year-old said he has legs to continue playing in the season.
“I know a lot of people are talking about my age, but…I want to play more years at the highest level.” Poland international said.
“My body feels good, and I think looking at the statistics, there is no difference a few years ago.”
“In the first half, we controlled the game, but lacked the last goal, but in the second half, we played more offense, had more opportunities, and scored some goals, which was the most important thing, it was the most important thing.” Added Lewandowski.
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Barcelona struggled to find their usual liquidity in the first half, even as they controlled the game, occasionally threatening through the teenage sensational lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez’s ruthless energy.
Paulo Gazzaniga made a solid savings from Lopez in the counter after Viktor Tsygankov missed Girona’s first real chance with a shot.
Gazzaniga once again made crucial savings from Lewandowski, and then Yamal, who also developed the target.
Barcelona called for a fine, resulting in the grant of a free kick when Fermin was fouled by Yaser Asprila on the edge of the region.
The VAR check showed that the contact occurred inside the box, but the referee ruled that Lopez had fouled Asprila during the collision, which frustrated Barcelona.
Gazzaniga made impressive fingertips to deny Ronald Araujo’s header, but Barcelona managed to score before the break.
Yamal In the close post office, Yamal’s threatening free kick was accidentally turned into his own net by Krejci.
Although Girona was largely ineffective in the first half, they were equal in just eight minutes in the second half due to Danjuma.
Daley Blind formed the Dutch striker who ended with a precise way, beating Wojciech Szczesny.
Nevertheless, Barcelona quickly regained the lead as La Liga top scorer Lewandowski recorded his 24th goal of the season.
Lopez traverses the ball through the six-yard area, and Lewandowski cleverly manipulates it through Gazzaniga’s legs.
The striker won Barcelona’s victory with his 25th goal, ending after substitute Frenkie de Jong advanced to space and provided an assist.
Torres still had time to score a quarter after Gerard Martin found him, while the impressive Yamal hit the bar with a curling effort.
It is worth noting that this marks the 20th game of the season, with Flick’s team scoring four or more goals in 45 games while chasing potential high notes.
