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Lewandowski dedicated his first two goals for FC Barcelona to his late father
Robert Lewandowski in Barca’s golden jersey tries to head the ball against Real Sociedad San Sebastián — he scored both goals with his foot
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Finally the first competitive goals: Robert Lewandowski scored for FC Barcelona for the first time against Real Sociedad San Sebastián. The ex-Bayern professional dedicated the goals to his father, who died early.
Now he’s also scoring for FC Barcelona: Robert Lewandowski scored his first two competitive goals for his new club and dedicated them to a special target group. “These are for my father, who is watching me from above,” said the world footballer after his two goals in the Catalans’ 4-1 win at Real Sociedad San Sebastián on Sunday evening. His father Krzysztof died of cancer when Lewandowski was 16 years old. The Pole wrote on Instagram early Monday morning about his successful performance in San Sebastián: “What a night!”
The top scorer switched from FC Bayern Munich to Barcelona after a long transfer theater before the start of the season. On his 34th birthday, he entered the top scorers list in the Spanish Primera División for the first time. After just 44 seconds he scored with his left foot, and in the 68th minute he was successful with his right.
Robert Lewandowski praises the team’s “hard work”.
After the game, Lewandowski praised “the hard work of the whole team and the will to win that we had after drawing in the first game of the season”. It is only a matter of time before the team develops a better understanding of each other. “It’s a great team with young players and others who have more experience and try to give advice,” said Lewandowski.
The other Barcelona goals in San Sebastián were provided by Ousmane Dembélé (66th) and Ansu Fati (79th), who was once employed by Borussia Dortmund. In the table, Barcelona jumped up to fifth with four points.