Robert Lewandowski equals Lionel Messi benchmark in Barcelona’s win over Sevilla | OneFootball

Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has on Sunday joined club legend Lionel Messi in an exclusive La Liga club.

This comes owing to his exploits in Barcelona’s meeting with Sevilla.

Hansi Flick’s troops of course kicked the club’s campaign back into gear a short time ago, welcoming Sevilla to Catalunya’s capital for a La Liga clash.

As things stand late in the action at Montjuïc, the evening’s hosts find themselves cruising towards another three-point haul, owing to a four-goal advantage.

The aforementioned Lewandowski, for his part, has notched two of Barca’s four goals, amid another fine individual display.

And, in the process, the Polish international has secured for himself an altogether noteworthy piece of recent Spanish football history.

As revealed by statisticians Opta:

‘Robert Lewandowski is the first player to score 12 goals after his first 10 games of a La Liga season since Lionel Messi in 2019/20 (12 goals also).’

Conor Laird – GSFN