Robert Lewandowski struck two occasions as in-form Barcelona surged Red Star Belgrade 5-2 to stay within the prime tiers of the Champions League workforce desk on Wednesday.
The knowledgeable demonstrator reached 99 occupation targets within the opponents, whereas Inigo Martinez, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez likewise netted as Barcelona gained pleasantly in Serbia.
After knocking Bayern Munich 4-1 of their earlier European journey, Hansi Flick’s aspect complied with that up with a seventh straight triumph all through all opponents.
In that successful run Barcelona have truly racked up on the very least 3 occasions in every online game and have been likewise lethal on the Rajko Mitic enviornment.
“Obviously we are doing things very well, and many of them are being seen and reflected in our play, but there are certain things that I can tell you, as a defender, we’re suffering in,” claimed Barcelona centre-back Martinez.
“When the team drops (in focus) that little bit in the end… if we can improve that, I think we can be a great team and now we can enjoy this victory.”
Fit as soon as extra after damage, Frenkie de Jong started a swimsuit for the very first time on condition that April for Barcelona nevertheless Flick primarily selected his regular entrance runner aspect.
The German teacher runs with an exceptionally excessive protecting line that has truly irritated Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in present weeks and after 4 minutes Red Star had an goal dismissed for offside.
Timi Elsnik barged in behind the help and ended up nevertheless had truly wandered off previous the final protector.
Barcelona took the lead after 13 minutes with Martinez heading dwelling magnificently from Raphinha’s dangerous free-kick.
The Brazilian winger should have racked up the 2nd himself nevertheless lashed extraordinarily over after an exhilarating spherical from Lamine Yamal despatched him competing know goal, and likewise struck the article straight from an edge kick.
Red Star shocked La Liga leaders Barca by countering within the twenty seventh min when Silas overcame the offside catch and clipped a floor previous the onrushing Inaki Pena.
Gerard Martin, starting at left-back as a substitute of Alejandro Balde in an uncommon turning from the teacher, was accountable for enjoying the Congolese forward onside.
– Racking up targets –
Barcelona pushed their technique entrance quickly previous to the break when Lewandowski responded quickest to finish the rebound after Raphinha’s decreased drive struck the article.
The 36-year-old threw away an ideal alternative to incorporate another when Raphinha teed him up nevertheless had the flexibility to pack dwelling his 2nd from issue empty array after 53 minutes when Jules Kounde’s cross situated him.
It was the Polish demonstrator’s nineteenth goal of the interval in all opponents all through 16 fits, and his fifth in 4 European video video games.
Only earlier Barcelona unbelievable Lionel Messi and Real Madrid image Cristiano Ronaldo have truly racked up further within the opponents’s background than Lewandowski, one besides a century.
Raphinha rubbed dwelling the 4th with a decreased initiative from the aspect of bundle after much more nice by Kounde, with Flick shortly bringing him and Pedri off for a the rest.
Barcelona’s 17-year-old centre-back Pau Cubarsi was required off after sustaining a minimize merely listed beneath his eye from a excessive boot, on an uncommon unfavorable word for the Catalans.
Kounde completed a hat-trick of aids by decreasing the spherical again to switch Fermin Lopez to port the group’s fifth goal previous Marko Ilic.
Milson drew another goal again for the hosts with an ideal curling coating previous Inaki Pena to offer minor alleviation to the hosts.
Lopez struck bench with an ideal initiative of his very personal within the lasts nevertheless despite fishing for further, Barcelona accomplished with 5 targets for the 4th time this era.
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