Robert Lewandowski Has been one of the best strikers of the 21st century, and even at 37 he remains able to perform at the highest level in Europe. But under head coach Hansi filmhis role at Barcelona is reduced. With only two starts since the start of the 2025-26 season, The Polish attacker has spoken about his current situation at the club.
The 2024-25 campaign was To throwfirst the lead, and Lewandowski led the team in scoring with 42 goals in 52 gamesArrange under the most productive strikers in Europe. However, Barcelona has already played seven games this season, with Lewandowski with six of them, but earning a place in the start XI only twice.
On Thursday Lewandowski came from the bank to score the Go-Ahead goal in the Barcelona’s comeback victory on Real Oviedo. Then he thought about his slow start of the season. ‘At the end of the preseason I picked up an injury, and in the beginning it was more difficult – I needed more time to find rhythm‘The player admitted while he spoke to Dazn after the 3-1 victory.
The veteran striker emphasized that there is no urgency for him to force his way into the line -up, pointing to the depth of the team as an important advantage: “I am patient, there is no hurry, the season is very long and I want to play when I am 100 percent. I feel very good now, and for the team it is also important to have all players available. “
Robert Lewandowski from FC Barcelona celebrates the score of his party as the second goal with teammates during the Liga EA sports match between Real Oviedo and FC Barcelona.
Lewandowski’s hamstring injury, contracted in the preseason, kept him out of the Joan Gamper trophy against Como and the La Liga opener against Mallorca. Since then, Flick has limited his starts to just two – against Newcastle United in the UEFA Champions League and against Getafe in League Play.
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The Getafe game remains the only one in which Lewandowski has completed the full 90 minutes, a sign that improves his fitness. In 233 minutes past six performances, he is on average slightly less than 39 minutes per matchBut his three goals underline all his constant value as a reliable scoring option for Barcelona.
Lewandowski and his relationship with Flick
Flick previously coached Lewandowski in Bayern Munich from 2019 to 2021, a period with a historic Treble with the striker who again played a crucial role. In Barcelona, The German manager has limited his minutes so far But remains fully aware of the impact that the veteran can offer.
Against Oviedo, Flick made the decisive call to replace Raphinha with Lewandowski, who described the moment afterwards. ‘I just did what I always do“He said laughing.”Hansi did not ask me anything specific. Every three days you have a match, so we have to manage all minutes and know how to rotate. If we win, we can say that we have done things in the right way. “
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