An unpleasant surprise. Last night, the Blaugrana, once unbeaten leaders of Group H, lost to a brave Shakhtar Donetsk on matchday four of the UEFA Champions League (1-0). A hard blow to the head of the Catalans. Whoever watched the game, this result is not stolen. Yes, FCB had possession of the ball. But Xavi’s men did practically nothing. It wasn’t until João Félix and Pedri came on in the second phase that we saw some play and creativity. On the other hand, the Ukrainians were disciplined and generous in their efforts.
They also dared offensively and were rewarded with a goal from Sikan. At the other end, the Blaugrana only had one real chance. Up front, Robert Lewandowski, supported by Raphinha and Ferran Torres in the 4-3-3, had a great chance. Complicated night. Poorly achieved, it made a bland functionality and did not get it right. In fact, Barça fans, who voted on the Sport website, gave their match a rating of 2. 89. It’s very low. After the match, Lewy made the impression to the media. A famine that lasts
But the Pole pointed out more the collective shortcomings than his own. “Today they played with wonderful consistency and scored a goal. We lack precision in the final pass, but also the fact that we create the situations. We have some things to think about and hopefully on Sunday, in the next game, we will improve our game, especially in attack. This is a difficult time for us, but I hope we will get through it soon. It’s been tough, however, everything will be back to normal soon.
Barça hope that this will be the case for him as well. After an attractive first season (33 goals, 8 assists in 46 games in all competitions), the former BVB player was hoping to take a step forward. This year he has 6 goals and four assists in thirteen games. But the Pole has not scored in 6 matches in all competitions. In fact, his last goals were on September 23. That day he scored two goals against Celta Vigo in La Liga. Since then, nothing. The 35-year-old striker has been going through a drought for a month and a half. This is something that worries Barça more and more. Barça need to speed up Roque’s arrival
COMME. also explains that the Catalans have “a challenge with Lewandowski” and that “Vitor Roque is the solution”. The Spanish outlet adds: “The Polish striker did not have a shot on target in the entire match against Shakhtar and has not scored in six games. The club is putting pressure on the Brazilian striker and needs to integrate him as soon as possible. Faced with this situation, Barcelona are running on two paths: to locate Lewandowski so that he can shine and score goals in the most productive environment for him and at the same time to check for Vitor Roque (18 years old), who they signed at the club, to arrive as soon as possible.
Barca need Vitor Roque in January and are trying to save Lewy. A player whose future is uncertain. Yesterday Sport revealed that Saudi Arabia and several MLS franchises were flirting with the former Bayern Munich striker. The Pole, who is the highest-paid player in his team, has a contract until 2016. Their concept is to stay. The Catalans are beginning to doubt the player born in ’88. A few days ago, the Spanish press explained that the board was signing a younger and more promising player. Julian Alvarez (Man City) is also highly regarded. Under pressure, Lewandowski We have to locate the net temporarily and reassure everyone.