Robert Lewandowski Opens Up on Impressive Goal Scoring Record After Brilliant Start for Barcelona

Robert Lewandowski Opens Up on Impressive Goal Scoring Record After Brilliant Start for Barcelona

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM
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  • Robert Lewandowski acknowledges that he is constantly hungry for goals, after netting 17 goals in his first 15 games for Barcelona
  • The 34-year-old forward says he is more human after suggestions he could be a machine following his impressing goal-scoring record
  • Lewandowski signed a four-year contract with Barcelona this summer for €45m with a possible €5m in add-ons after leaving Bayern Munich

Robert Lewandowski has revealed he is neither a machine nor an animal, but just a player with an eye for goals, following his superb record for Barcelona since joining the Catalans.

Lewandowski has scored 17 goals already in just 15 appearances for La Blaugrana, since switching to the La Liga giants from Bayern Munich for €45m this summer.

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Robert Lewandowski has scored 17 goals since joining Barcelona from Bayern Munich this summer. Photo by NurPhoto.
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According to Marca, the 34-year-old says he hasn't lost his desire to score and revealed he is never afraid, although sometimes a player can also have bad days.

"I'm always hungry. You may have scored, had a great game and eased that tension, but there's always an after and I can't linger on it for too long."

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"If you stop at 'I'm the best', it doesn't work anymore. When I was little, I scored a lot and I was never satisfied."

Lewandowski currently leads the La Liga scorers chart, with the Poland forward having netted 12 goals for Barcelona in the competition.

Lewandowski back to Europa League

Lewandowski will be playing in the Europa League for the first in twelve years, after Barcelona were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League group stages.

The 34-year-old forward last featured in Europe’s second-tier football competition back in 2010, when he was still playing for Borussia Dortmund.

Lewandowski was part of Barcelona’s team that got thrashed by former club Bayern Munich 3-0 at Camp Nou.

Lewandowski visits Bayern Munich locker room

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski visiting his erstwhile teammates in the opposition dressing room, after the clash against Bayern Munich.

The 34-year-old featured for the Catalans, who suffered a 3-0 defeat to the Bavarians at Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday night.

The Poland international fired blank against his former employers for the second time in the Champions League this season, in their dead-rubber Group C clash.

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