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 crew desk on Wednesday.
The knowledgeable demonstrator reached 99 occupation aims within the rivals, 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 rivals.
In that profitable run Barcelona have really racked up on the very least 3 occasions in every online game and had been likewise lethal on the Rajko Mitic area.
“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 go well with for the very first time provided that April for Barcelona nonetheless Flick primarily selected his regular entrance runner aspect.
The German teacher runs with an exceptionally excessive protecting line that has really aggravated 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 assist and ended up nonetheless had really wandered off previous the final protector.
Barcelona took the lead after 13 minutes with Martinez heading residence magnificently from Raphinha’s dangerous free-kick.
The Brazilian winger should have racked up the 2nd himself nonetheless lashed extraordinarily over after an exciting 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 aims –
Barcelona pushed their methodology entrance quickly previous to the break when Lewandowski responded quickest to finish the rebound after Raphinha’s lowered drive struck the article.
The 36-year-old threw away an ideal alternative to incorporate yet one more when Raphinha teed him up nonetheless had the flexibility to pack residence 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 rivals all through 16 fits, and his fifth in 4 European video video games.
Only earlier Barcelona implausible Lionel Messi and Real Madrid image Cristiano Ronaldo have really racked up additional within the rivals’s background than Lewandowski, one besides a century.
Raphinha rubbed residence the 4th with a lowered 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 reduce merely listed under his eye from a excessive boot, on an uncommon unfavorable observe for the Catalans.
Kounde completed a hat-trick of aids by lowering the spherical again to switch Fermin Lopez to port the group’s fifth goal previous Marko Ilic.
Milson drew yet one more 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 nonetheless regardless of fishing for additional, Barcelona accomplished with 5 aims for the 4th time this era.
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