Robert Lewandowski Hattrick Hero To Help Barcelona Go 3 Points Clear As Lewan'GOAL'ski Meme Returns

It was another spectacular outing for FC Barcelona as they went head to head against Alaves away from home. FC Barcelona defeated Alaves 3-0 to go three points clear at the top of the table and of their rivals Real Madrid who are currently in second. The star of the match was Robert Lewandowski who scored three goals to get to his hattrick in the first half of the match. During the end of the first half, Alaves did get the ball in the back of the net but the goal was disallowed due to the Alaves players being offside. 

As the International Break begins, Barcelona hold a 3 point lead on the La Liga table. 

Robert Lewan'Goal'ski Stars For Barca 

Robert Lewandowski continued his impressive start to the season on Sunday, scoring a 25-minute hat trick as Barcelona beat Alaves 3-0 and went into the international break top of the Spanish league.

Lewandowski scored in the seventh, 22nd and 32nd minutes to take his league tally to 10 goals in nine matches. He has a total of 12 goals in 11 games in all competitions, and has scored eight times in his last five matches.

The Poland striker was coming off a brace in Barcelona's 5-0 rout of Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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“We played a very good match from the first minute,” Lewandowski said. “When you score three goals in the first half, it gives you the ability to be a lot more in control in the second.”

The victory moved Barcelona three points back in front of Real Madrid ahead of the international break. Madrid had drawn even on points with the Catalan club with a 2-0 win over third-place Villarreal on Saturday. 

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Lewandowski scored with close-range strikes after a pair of assists by Raphinha and another from Eric Garcia.

It was the third loss in a row for Alaves, which had no attempts on goal in the first half.

Barcelona lost forward Ferran Torres with an apparent muscle injury five minutes into the match. 
 

(With AP Inputs)