Robert Lewandowski joined Barcelona from Bayern Munich this summer. Over the past month, the Polish striker has recorded incredible statistics with his new club.
Robert Lewandowski arrived in Barcelona after being recruited from Bayern Munich for 45 million euros in July 2022. After performing extraordinary years with Bayern Munich, Lewandowski began a new era with Barcelona.
"My era at Bayern is over. I don't see the possibility of continuing to play with this club again," said Lewandowski when he left Bayern Munich.
Robert Lewandowski has now played eight games at Barcelona, and may be even better in the future, where he also scored a hat-trick for the Blaugrana when playing in the Champions League against Viktoria Plzen.
"I'm running out of praise for him. He scored a hat-trick, but not only that. That's how he plays and how he makes a team play, finds a third person, reads empty spaces perfectly, presses," said Barcelona coach Xavi.
"I am happy. He is a fantastic signing. He gave us so many solutions in attack. He is a leader, a winner. A fantastic signing," continued the coach who is also a former Barcelona midfielder.
Most recently, Robert Lewandowski scored a brace when Barcelona won 3-0 over Elche in the sixth jornada of Spanish La Liga, Saturday (17/9/2022). The Polish striker also had extraordinary statistics at the beginning of his career with Barcelona.
As reported by Planet Football, here are 8 incredible statistics made by Robert Lewandowski since joining Barcelona:
11 Goals In 8 Games
Robert Lewandowski failed to score when he made his debut for Barcelona, against Rayo Vallecano and was rated 6.41 by WhoScored.
Since then, however, Lewandowski has scored 11 goals in eight games he played in La Liga and the Champions League, including braces against Elche, Real Valladolid and Real Sociedad, as well as a hat-trick against Viktoria Plzen.
Score a Goal Every 57 Minutes
Since joining Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski has now recorded playing for 629 minutes in Spanish La Liga and the Champions League.
This means that with the number of 11 goals he has scored, Robert Lewandowski has an average of one goal in 57.2 minutes in all competitions.
Contribute a Goal Every 48 Minutes
Apart from scoring 11 goals in 8 games in all competitions, Robert Lewandowski has also registered two assists at Barcelona.
This means that his contribution to the goals scored by Barcelona is quite large. If drawn on average, Lewandowski contributes to one Barcelona goal every 48.4 minutes.
Hattrick with 3 different clubs in the Champions League
The hat trick scored by Robert Lewandowski against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League is also a unique record.
The Polish player became the first player to score a hat-trick for three different teams in the Champions League, namely Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Score 2 or More Goals in 21 Champions League Games
The match against Viktoria Plzen was also the 21st game in which Robert Lewandowski scored two or more goals in the Champions League.
Since making his debut in the Champions League in the 2011/12 season, only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have a bigger record than Lewandowski.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more than two goals in 31 Champions League games, while Lionel Messi has scored in 26.
Third Place Champions League Top Scorer
Robert Lewandowski is now in third place in the list of all-time Champions League top scorers. The Polish player has scored 86 goals in Europe's elite competition.
Again only two players are above it, namely Cristiano Ronaldo with 140 goals and Lionel Messi with 125 goals.
Includes 4 Players Who Have Scored More Than 10 Goals This Season
Robert Lewandowski is one of four players from Europe's top five leagues to have scored 10 goals or more in all competitions so far.
Three other players who have also scored 10 goals or more in Europe's top five leagues are Neymar and Kylian Mbappe in French Ligue 1, and Erling Haaland in the Premier League.
4 Times Man of the Match in Spanish La Liga
The extraordinary performance shown by Robert Lewandowski with Barcelona is clearly noted by many statistical centers.
In fact, WhoScored has made Lewandowski man of the match four times in the six La Liga matches he has played with Barcelona.