7: 1 – this result ended the Sunday match in the Spanish league between FC Barcelona and Valencia. A team from the capital of Catalonia, with Robert Lewandowski and Wojciech Szczęsny, enjoyed a high triumph. Lewandowski, playing from the 60th minute, scored the 17th goal this season La Liga.
“The pride of Catalonia” has won the first victory in the Spanish Premier League for almost two months. In recent weeks, she did a great job in cup competitions – the Champions League and the King Cup (in addition, she won the Spanish Super Cup in January), but she failed in the Spanish Premier League.
Only one won from the eight eight league league matches – Played by promotion on December 3 with Mallorca 5: 1, when Lewandowski was throughout the reserve meeting.
On Sunday evening, the 36-year-old striker started on the bench again. From the beginning he played Szczęsny, Despite his criticism, after two mistakes in the first half of the Tuesday league match of the Champions League away with Benfica Lisbonended with the victory of guests 5: 4.
For Szczęsny it was a league debut in the colors of Barcelona, but earlier in January he appeared in a total of four matches in other competitions – the Spanish Cup (King), a tournament for the Super Cup of Spain and the mentioned Champions League.
Despite the weaker series in the Primera Division, Barcelona was a definite favorite of the Sunday match at the Olympic Stadium. Defending against the decline of Valencia is a recognized company, which, however, after the departure of many leading players in recent years significantly reduced flights. Popular “bats” are only 19th, i.e. the penultimate, with 16 points.
The fate of the meeting was decided … at the beginning. After 24 minutes, the hosts led 4: 0and goals were scored in turn: Frenkie de Jong (in the 3rd minute), Ferran Torres (8.), Raphinha (14.) and Fermin Lopez (24.).
In the 33rd minute after the obvious foul of Szczęsny in the penalty area at Hugo Duro, the judge dictated “Eleven”. An experienced goalkeeper, however, was lucky. It turned out that at the beginning of this action he was fouled … The host player Jules Kounde and after VAR verification, the arbiter changed his decision, dictating a free kick for Barcelona.
-And the hosts were not going to stop. In the added time of the first half, the active Fermin Lopez again hit the net.
In the 59th minute Hugo Duro scored the only goal for Valencia, and a moment later Lewandowski entered the field.
The most effective Barcelona striker did not need much time to improve his statistics. In the 66th minute he got a pass from Lopez, ran to the penalty area and with a flat shot in a long corner he increased to 6: 1.
