Great job in Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski no goals. Internet users sharply appreciated the performance of the Pole

In the summer, Robert Lewandowski decided to move from Germany to Spain and after 12 years of playing in the Bundesliga he moved to Barcelona. The Pole has already played four matches in the new colors, but these were friendly matches. He will make his official La Liga debut against Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou.

Robert Lewandowski in the first lineup

Almost to the very end, there was a struggle against time for Barcelona to register the Polish striker. This finally happened on Friday night thanks to the club selling 24.5% of the rights to Barca Studios for 100 million euros. In addition to the Pole, the “Duma of Catalonia” registered almost all summer acquisitions. Only Jules Kunde will not be able to play against Rayo.

Barcelona have announced their squad for the first game of the season. We know about Lewandowski

Just over an hour before the game, it became clear that Lewandowski would definitely make his debut in La Liga. Barcelona squad: Marc-Andre ter Stegen - Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia, Andreas Christensen, Jordi Alba - Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Pedri - Rafinha, Ousmane Dembele - Robert Lewandowski.

Spanish newspapers treated Lewandowski in exactly the same way. Did he expect?

Barcelona are behind Rayo Vallecano. Last season, the team from Madrid won both matches of the championship with a score of 1:0. In this composition, the guests started the match.

- Lewandowski is a very important player and he shows it in training. When you look and see how he trains, you understand all his amazing numbers, - said Sergio Alegre, Xavi’s assistant, shortly before the start of the match.

There are no goals in the first half. Lewandowski shot, but he was offside

From the first whistle of the referee Rayo Vallecano, under high pressure and almost in the bud, tried to stop the attacking actions of the hosts. For 10 minutes, Pride of Catalonia did not create a single favorable situation. Although Rafinha was fouled in the penalty area at the time, referee Fran Garcia did not call for a foul. The Brazilian was offside at the time of the transfer. At the 12th minute Robert Lewandowski scored a goal, but the referee bled due to offside.

“Barcelona” has achieved an advantage, but to no avail. Rafinha and Ousmane Dembele didn’t show off.

The game at the Camp Nou is followed by many fans from Poland.

In the 24th minute, Rafinha fired another shot and Stole Dimitrievski easily caught the ball. A few moments later, 30 meters before the gates of the guests, Pedri was fouled. Rafinha from the corrected fragment wanted to play for Lewandowski, but passed too much. In the first half the match was not at a high level. High temperature, of course, influenced the mood of the players. At the 27th minute, the referee even appointed a short break. 71 percent of the ball in the first 30 minutes did not mean a goal for Barcelona.

Lewandowski awarded again! He will fight for his big dream

Guests are not limited to protecting their own gates. Alejandro Catena headed from a free kick, but Marc-André ter Stegen did not have to intervene. In the 35th minute, Dembele decided on an individual game. He hit the penalty area, but hit a well-placed Dimitrievsky. After a few tens of seconds, Pedri sent the ball past the post from afar. In the 37th minute, Lewandowski shot with a header, but the ball flew high over the crossbar. He held out Rafin.

Shortly before the end of the first half, Jordi Alba made a fatal mistake, but his rivals missed it. However, Ter Stegen saved Barcelona in stoppage time.

In the first part of the game, the captain of the Polish national team often gave hints to his younger teammates.

Rivals did not spare Levi. Alejandro Catena received a yellow card for a foul on the Poland captain.

Huge Profession of Barcelona Fans

During the break, the coaches did not decide to change. After the resumption of the game, Barcelona went on the attack. Sergio Busquets was so determined to score that he knocked out two of Rayo Vallecano’s players. Lewandowski often retreated for the ball, but little came of it. At the 52nd minute, the guests were unexpectedly able to take the lead. Barcelona saved by Andreas Christensen. “Pride of Catalonia” quickly answered The ball instead of the gate hit … in the back of Lewandowski. Moments later, Florian Lejeune saw a yellow card for illegally holding the Poland captain.

Xavi made three substitutions in the 60th minute. Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Frenkie De Jong appeared on the field. Christensen, Rafinha and Pablo Gavira sat on the bench. Five minutes after entering the Camp Nou, Ansu Fati was able to enter the scorers list, but Dimitrievski behaved fantastically. On the other hand, another outing of the guests from Madrid ended in an inaccurate strike by Ivan Balliu.

In the 75th minute, the Barcelona bench exploded. The left fell in the penalty area, but the referee did not react. In the 82nd minute, the Poland captain had an opportunity to score, but he missed. Two minutes later, he only hit the side net.

Three minutes before the end of regular time, Ansu Fati sent the ball over the crossbar from a free kick. In the next action, Frank Kessy hit the net, but for the second time in this game, the referee saw an offside position in a Barcelona player.

The match was extended by eight minutes. Busquets was kicked off the field in the third minute of extra time. The owner of the hosts saw the second yellow card. Playing for the edge Rayo Vallecano scored a goal, but the goal was not recognized after VAR analysis.

Initernauts appreciated the performance of Robert Lewandowski

The game ended in a goalless draw. Lewandowski struggled but didn’t land an accurate shot.

For most of the meeting, Levy was invisible, prompting an eloquent reaction from netizens. The captain of the national team did not receive positive feedback on his performance.

The German press described Lewandowski’s Barcelona debut as disappointing.

Machine with sand in the modes. Levi and Barca made a mistake [Komentarz]

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Barcelona 0-0 Rayo Vallecano