The mysterious absence of Robert Lewandowski. What happened to the Pole?

FC Barcelona fans have had reason to be concerned in recent days. On the one hand, the team performed very well in the elite Champions League. On the other hand, there is virtually nothing left of the hard-earned advantage in LaLiga over Real Madrid. After winning the derby against Espanyol (3-1), the Catalans had a series of three winless matches.

FC Barcelona defeated Mallorca. Why was Robert Lewandowski missing?

The Catalans lost to Real Sociedad (0-1), drew with Celta Vigo (2-2) and lost again, this time to Las Palmas (1-2). Exactly a month after the last win in the league (!), Barcelona played an away match against Mallorca. A solid league player who has aspirations to even fight for the top five in LaLiga this season.

And the Catalans gave their opponent the ‘five’, winning on their opponent’s territory by as much as 5:1. It was a great performance by coach Hansi Flick’s team. Interestingly, none of the Poles appeared on the pitch. While in the case of Wojciech Szczęsny it seems that the case is “lost” and the Polish goalkeeper will wait until the King’s Cup to make his debut, the decision to put Robert Lewandowski on the bench was surprising. Whatever the case, an offensive without a Pole is a rather rare sight in the case of the Pride of Catalonia.

However, “Lewy” apparently received a planned rest from the coach, who is trying to manage the strength of the 36-year-old striker. However, the team did very well without its best scorer, which may be a bit worrying in the context of the alternative that averted Barca’s crisis. It does not assume the presence of either Lewandowski or Szczęsny on the pitch. A sad vision considering the Polish fan. It seems, however, that the secret of RL9’s absence on the pitch is mainly the desire to take care of the Pole and get some fresh blood after the recent crisis.

Thanks to the win, Barcelona has 37 points after 16 matches, being the leader of the table. Real Madrid is still in second place. The Royals have 33 points, but only 14 matches played, so overtaking Barca is possible. Only a point behind Real is another club from the capital, Atletico. The team led by Diego Simeone has 32 points after 15 matches played.