In round 13 of La Liga, Barca welcomed Alaves at home. When the match had just passed 18 seconds, the surprise came. Ilkay Gundogan lost the ball in the middle of the field, creating an opportunity for Alaves to counterattack. Samu Omorodion was the one who finished from close range to open the scoring for the away team.
Barca beat Alaves in an unbelievable scenario thanks to Lewandowski’s double. (Photo: Reuters).
Receiving a goal too early, Barca players almost lost their spirit. Over the next 10 minutes, Alaves had clear opportunities to double the gap, but luck was not on the away team’s side. After that, Barca encountered countless difficulties due to Alaves’ tight defensive and quick counter-attacking style, accepting the lead after the first 45 minutes.
In the second half, when the game had not improved, coach Xavi and his team suddenly scored an equalizer. In the 53rd minute, Lewandowski jumped high and accurately headed the ball into Alaves’ net after Kounde’s cross, equalizing 1-1 for Barca.
From now on, Barca began to wake up to put pressure on the away team. Many opportunities were created, but it wasn’t until the 78th minute that the home team found the next goal. Ferran Torres was fouled in the penalty area and the referee gave Barca a penalty. From the 11m mark, Lewandowksi made no mistakes to help Barca come back to win 2-1.
Thus, after a streak of 6 unsuccessful matches, Lewandowski scored again and helped Barca get 3 important points, thereby continuing to maintain their position in the top 3 on the La Liga rankings.
