Barcelona Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski bagged a brace as Laliga giants eased to a 4-1 victory over Girona to move three points clear at the top of La Liga on Sunday.
Real Madrid after beating Leganes on Saturday pulled level on points with them but Barca restored their advantage at the Olympic stadium on Sunday evening
Lewandowski’s double responded to Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe’s double to stay three goals ahead in the race for Spain’s golden boot.
Barcelona is currently unbeaten in 2025 with 20 matches, they took the lead through a Ladislav Krejci own goal near the end of the first half.
Girona level with a strike from Arnaut Danjuma but Lewandowski netted twice and Ferran Torres finished off the rout.
Girona beat Barcelona home and away last season but have been struggle to hit those heights again and sit 13 on the table.
Hansi Flick rotated some of his usual suspects with the Copa del Rey semi-final clash against Atletico Madrid in mind.
Barca were below their free-flowing in the first half despite dominating the game, they occasionally threatening through the running of Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez.
Barcelona wanted a penalty when Fermin was brought down by Yaser Asprilla on the edge of the box and a free-kick was given.
A VAR review showed the contact was inside the area but the referee decided Lopez fouled Asprilla as they came together, much to Barcelona’s chagrin.
Gazzaniga produced a sensational save with his fingertips to push out a Ronald Araujo header but Barca found a way through before half-time.
Yamal’s dangerous free-kick aimed at Eric Garcia was deflected into his own net by Krejci at the near post.
Girona had produced very little of note in the first half but were back level eight minutes into the second through Danjuma.
Daley Blind played the Dutch striker through and he beat Wojciech Szczesny with a clinical low finish.
However Barcelona were swiftly back in front as La Liga’s top goalscorer Lewandowski notched his 24th of the campaign.
The forward secured Barcelona’s victory with his 25th, slotting home after substitute Frenkie de Jong pushed forward into space and fed him.
There was time for Torres to add a fourth after Gerard Martin found him and the brilliant Yamal to bend a strike against the crossbar.
This was remarkably the 20th time this season Flick’s side have scored four goals or more from 45 games, with a potential treble in their sights
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