Robert Lewandowski celebrated his 34 years as he knows best: scoring goals. His double at Anoeta were the first goals in an official match with the Barça shirt, a performance that did not go unnoticed by his teammates or his coach.
“He’s 34 years old but he looks like he’s 20. It’s crazy the goals he scores and how he works for the team”, emphasized Pedri after the 4-1 victory against Real Sociedad. Regarding the game, the Canarian midfielder pointed out that the team “came wanting to win” after the puncture against Rayo Vallecano on the first day. “The team has been good, in several phases we took the ball away from them and that helped us to win the game”.
Xavi Hernández spoke about that dominance of the Blaugrana after the game. The Catalan coach valued the calm of his players in the second half, which ultimately resulted in three points.
He also had words of praise for the bigoleador Lewandowski. “Beyond how decisive he is, we must highlight his leadership capacity. He is a natural leader, a footballer of the present and of the future”. The player also spoke to the media to say that Xavi had congratulated him on his match and on his birthday. “I am very happy to have scored my first goals. As I always do when I arrive at a new team, I dedicate the first one to my father, who will have followed us from heaven”.
Lewandowski believes that he will feel more and more adjusted to the team’s game as he gets to know his teammates better. “In the future I am sure we will play even better,” he said.
For Xavi, Ansu Fati and Lewandowski “are capable of making a difference”. The entry of the youth squad in the second half was due, as he explained, “to tactical and physical issues as well, in addition to the sensations because there have been players who have worked very well in training and the one who works well and performs will play”.
