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Barcelona cruised to a commanding 4-1 victory over Girona in the Catalan derby, with Robert Lewandowski scoring twice in the second half to extend his lead at the top of La Liga’s scoring chart. The win moves Barcelona three points clear of Real Madrid, who beat Leganes 3-2 on Saturday.
Match Summary
Barcelona’s dominant performance lifted them to 66 points from 29 games. Lewandowski, 36, netted two goals after the score was tied at 1-1, taking his total to 25 goals—three ahead of Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe. The Polish striker expressed his desire to continue playing at the highest level, saying, “I work as hard as I did when I was 21 and I want to play for more seasons.”
Barcelona had a strong start, with Fermin Lopez and Lewandowski testing Girona’s goalkeeper, Paulo Gazzaniga, early on. The match took a controversial turn when Lopez was awarded a free kick instead of a penalty after a VAR review. Barcelona had a goal disallowed for offside, but Gazzaniga kept Girona in the game with several key saves.
Just before halftime, Barcelona broke the deadlock when Lamine Yamal’s free kick was deflected into the net by Girona’s Ladislav Krejci for an own goal.
Second Half Action
Girona responded after the break with Arnaut Danjuma scoring a well-placed shot to equalize. However, Barcelona regained the lead when Lewandowski acrobatically finished a cross from Lopez in the 61st minute.
Lewandowski added a second goal in the 77th minute, finishing off a counterattack with a low shot past Gazzaniga. Ferran Torres sealed the win with a brilliant first-time finish, making it 4-1. Yamal came close to adding another, but his curling shot hit the crossbar.
Girona’s Danjuma acknowledged Barcelona’s quality after the match, saying, “We knew we were up against a great team. After I scored, I thought we could take something from the game, but then they got their second and third… and it became very difficult.”
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