From Sadar to Barcelona. From the expulsion, the first he received as a Barça player, to the red carpet to kiss his second Golden Shoe, which he credits to Robert Lewandowski as the best scorer in Europe after scoring 35 goals with Bayern Munich in the 34 days of the Bundesliga that he played exceeding 28 of Mbappe (PSG) y 27 of Benzema (Madrid) e Immobile (Lazio).
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“Why are four games going to fall to me if the gesture was not directed at the linesman or the referee?” asked the Polish striker, who was supported by the president John Laporta at the gala organized by the newspaper Marca. “The gesture I made was not addressed to the fourth referee but was for Xavi”, declared the nine Barça player in a ceremony held at the Fábrica Damm in Barcelona.
wanted to make it clear Lewandowski who had not intended to belittle Gil Manzanothe Extremaduran referee who showed him two yellow cards in just half an hour and then the red one, as he did in his day with Messi, Suarez and Neymar. “We had talked that if they gave us a yellow card we would be careful with the second one,” confessed the Polish player, who is now beginning his participation with his team in the World Cup in Qatar.
Two yellow cards in 19 minutes
Between one yellow card and another, barely 19 minutes elapsed. Lewandowski received the first card in the 11th minute. And in the 30th he saw the second while Gil Manzano showed him the way to the locker room where he made a gesture indicating arrogance that if the Competition Committee understands it as an insult to the referee it could carry between three and four games of sanction, for which the derby with Espanyol would be lost, the visit to the Metropolitan to face Atlético and even the duel, also in the league, against Betis at the Benito Villamarín.
“The fouls and the cards were my fault. Last week we already talked to the coach that I should be careful when they give me a yellow card. The gesture was for him, not for the referee”
Lewandowski, forward of the Barça
“The fouls and the cards were my fault”; the Polish striker has confessed. “Last week we already talked with the coach that I should be careful when they give me a yellow card. The gesture was for him, not for the referee,” Lewandowski reiterated. “What we said happened. It’s my fault,” the footballer insisted.
In the drafting of the arbitral act, Gil Manzano he writes that the striker had “twice made a disapproving gesture consisting of putting his finger to his nose and then pointing his thumb at the referee”. That could aggravate the punishment to Lewandowski if the Competition Committee understands that there was much more than disregard for the referee from Extremadura. Barça is considering submitting allegations to this act of Gil Manzano.
“Now I know why Barça is more than a club”
Lewandowski, forward of the Barça
“Now I know why Barça is more than a club”, Lewandowski acknowledged in a more than correct Castilian, indicating that “we will play even better so we have to be patient”. He regretted, yes, the striker staying out of the Champions League in the group stage that has condemned him to a bad life in the Europa League.
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The whole Barça was supporting Lewandowski, who did not separate from Anna Lewandowska, his wife. from the president (The door) to the coach (Xavi) going through the sports director (Jordi Cruyff). At 34 years old, and after winning two Golden Boots (20-21, with 41 goals, and 21-22, with 35), he aspires to get the third (he has 13 goals in 14 league games) with the Barça shirt.
“We made some mistakes in the Champions League that you can’t make because they leave you out”, he said in a self-critical tone, although later, and almost immediately, he appealed “to think positive and look forward”. He demanded Lewandowski time (“you can’t change anything in a week or a month”, he specified) insisting that Barça, which dominates in the League, has found “the right path”.