Good day, everyone, and welcome to my club. It has been a crazy first half between Barcelona and Valencia in Laliga Santander this evening. Barcelona are dominating as they have now scored five goals in the first half of the match, and there are still another 45 minutes to go in the match, which is wild. The long winless streak under Hansi Flick and Barcelona is about to end this night, which is good because now is the time for the team to sit up and push for the league title, although Real Madrid is leading with seven points on the table.
Before the start of the match, the starting lineup was posted on the club's official social media handles, and I was a little bit confused because Lewandoski, Araujo and Inaki Pena were not on the starting lineup as Eric Garcia got his first call-up to the starting lineup This year. Hansi Flick has had a record of rotating the lineup and ending up getting a poor outcome from the match, but this time, it seems to be working out just fine as the Catalan side is mashing Valencia this night. One of the players who did not make the start of today's match is the Polish striker Robert Lewandoski.
Lewandoski was benched in today's clash against Valencia. It is not the first time Hansi Flick has taken the bold step to bench the squad's number-one striker. Barcelona has been fluid for the first 45 minutes without Lewandoski and has managed to get 5 goals past Valencia. The Polish striker has not been at his best for some time and is on the verge of losing his spot as La Liga's top scorer as Mbappe seems to be getting closer to surpassing Lewandoski for the Pichichi this season.
Lewandoski has missed a couple of chances which could have been vital for Barcelona's league campaign and also put him further away from competitors for the Pichichi this season. The Polish striker went further in today's game later on and scored a goal as Barcelona trashed Valencia 7-1 at home. It was an incredible goal scored by Lewandoski, and this is the kind of thing most fans want to see from the Polish striker going forward this season in the league. FC Barcelona's win today has closed the gap between them and Atletico Madrid to three points, which is crucial as we are reaching the climax of the league title race.
It's going to be an interesting ride this season in La Liga and I am all for it till the end to see who will take home the 2024/2025 La Liga title. The Champions League will be back this week as the last match of the league phase will come to an end. This week will tell which team will secure their place in the top 8 and the teams that will be in the playoffs for a spot in the round of sixteen. So, guys, that will be all for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.
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