With Lewandowski’s hat-trick in opposition to Valencia, Barça regains second place – 2024-05-17 09:34:39

2024-05-17 09:34:39

Barcelona‘s Polish ahead #09 Robert Lewandowski celebrates with teammates after scoring his workforce’s third objective through the Spanish league soccer match between FC Barcelona and Valencia CF on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona on April 29, 2024. (Picture by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

With a hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski, Barça beat Valencia 4-2 on Monday on matchday 33 of the League and regained second place within the Spanish championship.

With 73 factors, Barça as soon as once more surpasses Girona within the desk (third, 71 factors), however has eleven lower than the chief Actual Madrid (84) with solely 5 video games remaining and subsequently fifteen factors at stake.

In Montjuic, Fermín López opened the scoring (22) however Hugo Duro equalized after a poor begin by Marc André Ter-Stegen (27) and, ten minutes later, Pepelu put Valencia forward (38) from the penalty spot. Within the second half Lewandowski got here to the rescue of his workforce, with two headed objectives (49 and 82) and one other from a direct free kick (90+3).

Coach Xavi Hernández was capable of rejoice with victory his announcement on Thursday to proceed on the FC Barcelona bench subsequent season.

For its half, Valencia (eighth, 47 factors) suffers a second consecutive defeat within the League that complicates its goal of accessing qualifying positions for European competitions.

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