Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring his aspect’s second objective through the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Alaves on the Montjuic stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Barcelona striker Lewandowski scored a superb header early within the second half and thrashed residence a penalty within the 77th minute to earn a come-from-behind win over Deportivo Alaves.
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski ended his barren goalscoring spell with a brace to rescue the Spanish champions from a 2-1 win over Alaves in La Liga on Sunday.
Samu Omorodion despatched the guests forward within the first half in opposition to a dire Barcelona however Lewandowski’s second-half double rescued the hosts three factors.
The victory retains Barcelona in touching distance of shock leaders Girona, 4 factors forward, and second-place Real Madrid, with a two-level benefit, after each gained Saturday.
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Veteran ahead Lewandowski scored a superb header early within the second half and thrashed residence a penalty within the 77th minute to attain seven league objectives.
Catalonia is in drought and Lewandowski was enduring one too, with the striker on his worst stretch of type for over a decade, having failed to rating in six appearances prior.
Barcelona are additionally on their very own depressing run of performances.
Xavi mentioned the staff weren’t in disaster regardless of the latest Clasico defeat and a stumble in opposition to Shakhtar Donetsk within the Champions League, and that it was up to him to convey the staff out of their droop.
The coach handed midfielder Pedri Gonzalez his first begin after damage, deployed Joao Cancelo at left-again for the primary time and introduced 16-12 months-outdated starlet Lamine Yamal again into the aspect.
It took simply 18 seconds for Alaves to strike.
Ilkay Gundogan misplaced the ball in midfield to Jon Guridi and with Barcelona’s defence in whole disarray, he fed Javi Lopez to cross for Omorodion, who slotted by Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s legs.
Barcelona had been simply pulled aside on a number of events on the primary half, with Alaves goal man Omorodion, solely 19, bettering Jules Kounde on a number of events.
Xavi switched the French centre-again to proper again halfway by the primary half, after the striker barged previous Kounde and hit the crossbar.
Omorodion fired extensive one-on-one with Ter Stegen on one other event and Alaves may simply have walked in three objectives up, nevertheless it was only one.
Lewandowski, 35 and at occasions in latest weeks wanting it, was denied by Alaves goalkeeper Antonio Sivera — the hosts’ solely likelihood of the primary interval.
Fans whistled Barca gamers in on the break, dismayed by one other lifeless show. Barcelona reacted, levelling early within the second half.
Kounde crossed from the suitable and Lewandowski arced a superb header past Sivera’s attain and into the online.
Xavi despatched on Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Alejandro Balde, hoping their recent legs would make the distinction.
Yamal, booked for diving earlier on, stung Sivera’s fingers with a tough, low strike on the close to publish, with Barcelona lastly taking part in with fluency.
Barcelona moved forward when Torres was clumsily felled within the space by Abdel Abqar and Lewandowski smashed the penalty into the roof of the online to clinch the factors.
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