La Liga: Lewandowski gives Barca narrow win over Bilbao
Robert Lewandowski scored the winning goal as FC Barcelona won 2-1 at home over Athletic Club Bilbao on Saturday night.
Robert Lewandowski scored the winning goal as FC Barcelona won 2-1 at home over Athletic Club Bilbao on Saturday night.
Former Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski then had a great chance to break the deadlock, but the unmarked Pole pulled over the target with 18 minutes gone.
FC Barcelona got their Champions League off to a thundering start with a 5-1 rout of the Viktoria Plzen. And three of those goals were the work of Lewandowski, who has now scored 89 goals in the competition, the first three of those for Barca amounting to his sixth UCL hat-trick.
Lewandowski will return to familiar surroundings after recently moving to Camp Nou, as Barcelona and Bayern Munich, who between them have won 11 Champions League titles, were drawn in a difficult Group C with Inter.
Aleksander Isak wasted no time in equalising for the hosts, who forced Marc Andre Ter Stegen into some fine saves and saw a second-half goal ruled out for offside, reports DPA.
Inside reports speak of Bayern refusing to offer a two-year contract renewal for the 33-year-old including a salary rise and are only willing to offer one year for the Polish star striker Robert Lewandowski.
Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski is the fourth among men to win the coveted title after Messi, Ronaldo and Modric.
FIFA's 'The BEST' 2020 awards hold more significance this time as the Balloon D'Or was not awarded this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robert Lewandowski had scored a total of 55 goals across competitions and was an instrumental force in Bayern's treble winning team last season.
The Bayern striker indicated his club might use different line-ups and tactical approaches to get through the season.
