Barcelona profited a lot when the figure of a sharp striker of the caliber of Robert Lewandowski arrived. Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo also agrees with this, while admitting that the team now has a guarantee to score against anyone.
Just imagine, Lewandowski has only played six matches at Barcelona, but the 34-year-old has scored nine goals. This sharpness is also needed again when playing the second match of Group C of the 2022/2023 Champions League.
Barcelona happens to be up against a giant team, as well as Lewandowski's former team, namely Bayern Munich. The match will be held at the Allianz Arena, Germany, Wednesday (14/9/2022) early morning WIB.
Araujo assesses that with Lewandowski on the front lines of Barcelona, scoring goals will be easier. He just hopes the team can defend just as well.
Guarantee
Araujo can not guarantee Barcelona can win over Munich. But the thing that can be guaranteed is the goal against Munich because it has a Lewandowski.
"We've only conceded a few goals lately, on the other hand we also know the quality we have up front. We know we can score goals," he told an official press conference.
"We will do the same in the next game. Because we currently have a great striker."
Had Made Suffering
Araujo knows very well that with a Lewandowski, Barcelona had suffered. Now with Lewandowski in the Barcelona camp, Araujo hopes the same thing from Lewandowski to make Munich suffer.
He also really believes in what the Polish national team player can give. The team will help him score as many goals as possible.
"We all know the quality that Lewandowski has. We suffered a lot from him and now we are happy he can help us," he said.
Defense Is Equally Important
Another thing that Araujo considers to be considered is the defense aspect. For the sake of winning against Munich, just scoring goals is not enough if more goals are conceded.
For that, Araujo who is likely to come down from the start ensures that Barcelona's defense will be solid from start to finish. It was important to secure victory in this match.
"I think for the front line we don't need to worry. But we hope to be able to do better in defense. We are after a clean sheet," he said.