Lewandowski’s brilliance with a double goal helped Barcelona win 5-1 at Villarreal in round 6 and maintain their winning streak in La Liga.

Against Villarreal, who were considered very difficult to play against at home, Barcelona started the match cautiously. Coach Hansi Flick fielded his strongest lineup with attacking stars such as Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Lamine Yamal.

Lewandowski shined with a double against Villarreal (Photo: EFE).

Barcelona quickly showed their dominance and dominance right from the opening whistle. The speedy dribbling ability of young talent Lamine Yamal caused Villarreal’s defense many difficulties.

In the 20th minute, Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for the visitors after a beautiful combination with Pablo Torre. The Polish striker entered the penalty area and finished accurately, giving goalkeeper Diego Conde no chance to block, Barcelona easily led 1-0.

Villarreal pushed up their formation to attack and exposed gaps in their defense. In the 35th minute, Robert Lewandowski once again asserted his class with an accurate shot in the penalty area, raising the score to 2-0 for the Catalan club.

Barcelona played a bit subjectively while Villarreal tried hard to find a goal. The home team finally found a goal to narrow the gap to 1-2 thanks to Perez in the 38th minute after a lightning attack.

Coach Hansi Flick’s team entered the second half with great excitement and continuously put pressure on their opponents. In the 58th minute, Pablo Torre increased the score to 3-1 for the away team after a beautiful combination.

Barcelona completely dominated the game (Photo: EFE).

Young talent Lamine Yamal earned a penalty in the 65th minute after VAR technology intervened to determine that he had been fouled by Eric Bailly in the box. However, Lewandowski hit the post from the 11m mark.

Facing Barcelona’s superiority, Villarreal could only huddle together and defend. Barcelona attacked with great skill and scored two more goals thanks to Raphinha in the 74th and 83rd minutes, sealing a 5-1 victory for Hansi Flick’s team.

The victory helped Barcelona maintain their lead in the 2024-25 La Liga standings with a perfect 18 points after 6 matches. Barcelona have a chance to improve their all-win record as they only face two weak opponents, Getafe and Osasuna, in the next rounds.

Line-up

Villarreal : Conde, Femenia, Bailly, Costa, Cardona, Parejo, Comesana, Baena, Pino, Perez, Pepe.

Goal : Perez (38′).

Barcelona : Ter Stegen, I.Martinez, Kounde, Garcia, Martin, Sergi Dominguez, Pedri, Torre, Lewandowski, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal.

Goals : Lewandowski (20′, 35′), Torre (58′), Raphinha (74′, 83′).