FC Barcelona continued on their winning ways in La Liga with their last victory over Alaves, after having thrashed Valencia 7-1 in their previous league match.
Robert Lewandowski was once again the difference maker for the Catalans, as he scored the only goal in this game to give them a much-needed win, that gets them within 4 points of reaching Real Madrid, the current league leaders.
In addition to aiding his team in this crucial aspect, this goal further solidified the Pole’s reputation as one of Europe’s top strikers. According to Mundo Deportivo, this strike took his season tally to 30 goals—the highest in the top five European leagues.
The 36-year-old Barcelona star has already scored 18 goals in La Liga, 9 in the Champions League, 2 in the Copa del Rey, and 1 in the Spanish Super Cup.
With his 30 goals, Lewandowski is above the likes of the Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane (26 goals) and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah (25 goals). Similarly, the Manchester City forward Erling Haaland also currently has 25 goals to his name.
Behind these players is the Real Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe, with his 21 goals this season. Omar Marmoush, who recently completed his transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt to Manchester City has 20 goals, while Alexander Isak (Newcastle United), Mateu Retegui (Atalanta), and Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint Germain) all have 19 goals to their names this season.
The only striker in Europe whose goal tally is higher than that of the Barcelona superstar is Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyökeres, who has scored 34 goals. However, he is currently playing in the Portuguese Superliga, which is not one of the top five European leagues, which include the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1.
Thus, Lewandowski is once again proving himself to be one of the deadliest strikers in Europe this season. His performances are likely to land him a new contract soon, as Barcelona might not wait for him to reach the figure of playing 55% of games to add another year to his stay at the Blaugrana club.