Since arriving from Bayern Munich, the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, 34, is clearly dominating the front line of FC Barcelona in the Spanish La Liga with 8 goals in 7 matches, and his recent run of form has surpassed many records, which is now giving the fans positive hope to reclaim the league title from archrival Real Madrid.
Barca manager Xavi also created history with last night’s hard-fought victory in the league and achieved some incredible credit since Zinedine Zidane’s era at the Bernabeu.
How did Robert Lewandowski goal help Xavi to surpass Zidane?
Barcelona resumed their dominant start to the season with the game’s lone goal, scored by a striker from Poland and the Catalan team has seven straight victories in the league as they aim to confront Real Madrid for the championship this year.
Since Xavi’s arrival in November of last year, Barcelona has been a force to be reckoned with in La Liga away from home, and the strike of Robert Lewandowski obviously made the headline in a 1-0 victory against Real Mallorca where manager Xavi created La Liga records as Barcelona prolonged their undefeated away record under his leadership to 18 games. Nevertheless, the manager felt there was space for plenty of development.
Due to the caliber and quantity of their opportunities, Mallorca had a greater anticipated goals than Barca (1.0 to 0.7) as the hosts had a 13-11 advantage in shots, and Lee Kang-in came close to tying the score late but failed due to bad luck.
Zinedine Zidane had managed 17 games (W13 D4) in the tournament without a loss in 2016 at Real Madrid, but Xavi now holds the record for the best undefeated start by a coach in the Spanish La Liga.
Xavi has a record of 13 victories and five ties, but Mallorca put a lot of pressure on Barcelona, and German goalie Marc-Andre ter Stegen had to be on his game to maintain another clean sheet.
Barcelona has now recorded five straight convincing victories in La Liga, and their victory on Saturday propelled them to the league’s top spot with 19 points after seven games. With six straight victories to start their championship defense and an upcoming match against Osasuna, Real Madrid will have the potential to recover first place.
However, the first El Classico of the campaign is just a matter of time and the tension before that match at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is rising rapidly. Rather than avoiding it, Xavi takes satisfaction in the away run and views it as a first step to something bigger.
In his La Liga career, Lewandowski has scored nine goals more quickly than any other player in history. Given how easily he transitioned from Bundesliga to Barcelona, he may reach 10, 11, 12, and god knows how many more goals faster than everyone else as well.
