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La Liga: Polish goal machine strikes twice for Barcelona

21.10.2024 11:15
Polish star striker Robert Lewandowski scored a double as his Barcelona side beat Sevilla 5-1 in the Spanish La Liga on Sunday.
Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski PAP/Frederic DIDES/PANORAMIC

The Polish goal machine, who plays for Barcelona and also captains Poland’s national squad, found the back of the net in the 24th and 39th minutes of the game, cementing his lead as the division's top scorer this season.

With his 12 goals so far this season in the Spanish top flight, the 36-year-old Pole comfortably leads the league's scoring chart, well ahead of Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe and Villarreal's Ayoze Perez, who each have six goals, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Lewandowski in November took home the Spanish premier league's Pichichi top scorer award for the 2022/2023 season.

The award was presented after the Pole ended his first season with Barcelona in June last year, by winning the Spanish top flight's golden boot.

The Pole has now scored 73 goals for Barça in all competitions.

Lewandowski has previously won seven top scorer awards in the German Bundesliga, where he played for Borussia Dortmund and Bayern.

The Polish marksman in October 2022 won the Gerd Müller Trophy for the best striker of the 2021/2022 season at the France Football Ballon d'Or Awards in Paris.

Meanwhile, Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny is still awaiting his debut for Barcelona after joining the Spanish giants earlier this monthpublic broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

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Source: IAR, PAP