Lewa saves Barca with a winner for the second time this season

When Barcelona used the freud between Bayern Munich and Robert Lewandowski in 2022 and brought in the Polish striker for 50 million euros, they knew they were getting a match-winner, a player who would not crack under pressure but give Barca’s young players some doze of stability and experience. And that happened in the last two games of the new La Liga, including this one. Lewandowski didn’t score in the first two games but then stepped up and gave his team two winners in the last two matches. Last week when Villarreal turned the game over and took the lead, it was Ferran Torres who equalized before the Pole scored the match winner. And tonight Lewandowski did it again with a late penalty kick in a 2-1 win over Osasuna, keeping his team just two points away from arch-rivals Real Madrid, who are currently perfect with four wins.

The home side waited for Barcelona in good form, with two wins from their first three La Liga games and hoped to continue their good form. They were 25 minutes away from that goal when Alejandro Catena committed a penalty, got the red card and allowed Lewandowski to secure all three points. Barcelona started the match well, but soon, the home team had some great chances through Ibanez and Oroz, but Ter Stegen saved his team in both cases. And then Jules Kounde used a wonderful corner delivery from Ilkay Gundogan at the end of the first half and gave the visitors the lead. Barca should have doubled the lead in the 48th minute, but Lewandowski missed it. The punishment came in the 76th minute through Avila, but Catena denied his teammate with a foul and a penalty.

LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 4

Friday

Cadiz - Villareal 3-1 (2-1)

/Ramos 18, Machis 30 p, 50 - Sorloth 10/

Almeria - Celta 2-3 (0-2)

/Akieme 54, Arribas 68 - Nunez 24, Larsen 33, Swedberg 87/

Saturday

Sociedad - Granada 5-3 (2-1)

/Kubo 9, 44, Zubimendi 59, Barrentxea 67, Bosch 76 og - Le Normand 35 og, Boye 83, Zaragoza 90+9/

Real Madrid - Getafe 2-1 (0-1)

/Joselu 47, Bellingham 90+5 - Mayoral 11/

Alaves - Valencia 1-0 (1-0)

/Ozkacar 6 og/

Real Betis - Rayo Vallecano 1-0 (0-0)

/Willian Jose 53/

Sunday

Girona - Las Palmas 1-0 (0-0)

/Portu 88/

Mallorca - Ath.Bilbao 0-0

Atl.Madrid - Sevilla postponed

Osasuna - Barcelona 1-2 (0-1)

/Avila 76 - Kounde 45+1, Lewandowski 86(p)/