The Barcelona superstar broke Lionel Messi’s record in a 1-1 draw against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 match.
In the match between Barcelona and Napoli in the UEFA Champions League on February 22, Robert Lewandowski broke the record previously held by Lionel Messi. Accordingly, he became the oldest Barca player to score in the knockout round of the tournament.
Lewandowski’s goal came in the 60th minute of the round of 16 first leg against the Italian giants at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. Although the match ended in a 1-1 draw, the Polish striker had the honor of surpassing Messi to write his name in Barca’s record book.
Lionel Messi’s previous record was set in March 2021 against Paris Saint-Germain, when he was 33 years and 259 days old. Meanwhile, Lewandowski, at the age of 35 years and 184 days, scored to break the Argentine legend’s record.
Lewandowski broke Messi’s record at Barca. Photo: GETTY.
Despite Barcelona’s strong away performance as they took the lead, they were unable to keep a clean sheet. The Partenopei equalized through Victor Osimhen’s goal in the 75th minute , sending both sides into a tense second leg in Catalonia.
After the match, Robert Lewandowski told reporters (via Sports Mole): “I think we played well in the first half, we should have scored one or two goals. After the goal, the whole team played defensively.” a little bit and they scored against us the first chance they got.”
“I feel very good, we need time to get ready, Barca has a lot of potential. We have two long weeks to work and prepare for the future. The whole team wants to take a step forward in the team. The important thing is What’s important is my experience to be able to help my teammates.”
Lewandowski has scored 18 goals and contributed 6 assists in 34 matches in all competitions for Barcelona this season. Injuries at the beginning of the season caused Lewy’s performance to decline significantly, but in recent matches, the former Bayern Munich star has rediscovered his goal-scoring instinct.
