A little over two minutes.
That is what it cost
Robert Lewandowski
to break the particular curse with the goal that seemed to be fattened by him during Barça's tour of the United States.
The new great idol of the Barcelona fans did what he has perhaps stood out for most throughout his career: sending the ball to the back of the net in the Barça win against Pumas (6-0), with the
Joan Gamper
trophy as a perfect frame.
But, at the same time, the Pole amply demonstrated that he can contribute more than that, always so important in football.
Much more.
His debut, moreover, was big: after receiving an assist from
Pedri
, he dribbled past the goalkeeper and, almost without an angle, finally released his scoring account as a Barcelona player.
And, incidentally, he took good note of the action of the canary, author of two goals.
Dembélé
, still in the first part,
Aubameyang
and
De Jong
, already in the second, would complete the task.
Lewandowski insisted on returning the favor to Pedri with a vengeance.
He searched for him and found him twice so that the Canarian, whose performance last season was hampered by injuries, joined the party scoring two goals in an overwhelming first half for the Catalans.
The first, causing him to also dribble past the rival goalkeeper to immediately make the ball kiss the net again, just two minutes after the Pole's debut.
And the second, after a showy heel assist from a former Bayern player, to close the 4-0 with which the duel reached the break.
Because, between the two goals from the canary, it was Dembélé, a pass in this case from
Raphinha
, with whom he already showed his good understanding on the North American tour, who did not miss his appointment with the goal to make it 3-0 in the Camp Nou marker.
influence in the game
But the Pole, however, did not stand out only for his goals and assists.
He exhibited mobility throughout the front of the attack, went down to the center of the field to receive when he detected some stress in the area and, even, did not hesitate to give instructions to his teammates to collaborate in the fluidity of the game.
He already said in his second presentation, last Friday, that he would try to help his team with his experience and what he did yesterday on the pitch was one more example that Lewandowski is not someone who stays only in the promises.
What he says, he backs it up with facts.
The Pole still had several minutes in the second half.
But, although he had a great option to add another notch to his belt, he saw how the rival defense finally took care of breaking it up.
Although, yes, Lewandowski did not go to the locker room without participating in a new goal action for Barça.
Aubameyang, Dembélé's replacement on the right wing of the Barcelona attack, after taking advantage of an assist from
Kessié
after the former Bayern man managed to get the ball to the Ivorian, managed to make it 5-0 up to the light with an opportunistic action before the first four minutes of the second half will be played.
With the changes, the azulgrana perhaps lost frequency in their arrivals, but not danger.
Piqué
was about to score with a heel and the Gabonese sent a shot to the crossbar.
It would be De Jong, after stealing a ball, who would finally close the scoring with the final 6-0 six minutes from the end of regulation time.
Data sheet
Barcelona:
Ter Stegen;
S. Roberto, Araujo, Eric Garcia, Balde;
S. Busquets, Gavi, Pedri;
Dembele, Lewandowski and Raphinha.
They also played: Piqué, Jordi Alba, De Jong, Nico, Kessié, Aubameyang, Ansu Fati, Iñaki Peña, Dest, Koundé and Memphis.
Cougars:
Julio Gonzalez;
Bennevendo, Ortiz, Freire, Aldrete;
D. Alves, Melitao, Leonel Lopez;
Salvio, Dinenno and Del Prete.
They also played: Galindo, Gutiérrez, Diogo, Jerónimo Rodríguez, Marco García, Huerta, Velarde, Alcalá, Caicedo and Montejano.
Goals:
1-0: Lewandowski (min. 3) 2-0: Pedri (min. 5) 3-0: Dembélé (min. 10), 4-0: Pedri (min. 19).
5-0: Aubameyang (min. 59).
6-0: De Jong (min. 84).
Yellow cards:
Gavi.
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