Hansi Flick is not a big fan of the cruyffadesIt's one thing to trust young players and experiment with the starting eleven when there are injuries or players need a rest. It's quite another to have the starting lineup for days when big things are at stake. One of the club's unsung heroes is Robert Lewandowski. Or rather, he used to be. Age and injuries have diminished the Polish striker's performance, and at 37, he's in the final year of his contract with Barça. He was already a substitute in the Super Cup semi-final and will most likely start the final against Real Madrid on the bench as well, where it's expected that The attacking reference point is Ferran Torres

Injuries are once again hitting Barça during another international break. Players called up by their respective national teams are frequently subject to misfortune for the Blaugrana squad. Concerns are growing with a situation that is currently as unsustainable as it is unprecedented. Barely two months into the season, Hansi Flick's team has already sent a total of ten players to the infirmary: Marc André ter Stegen, Pablo Gavi, Juan García, Alejandro Balde, Lamine Yamal, Fermín López, Raphinha Dias, Dani Olmo, Ferran Torres, and Robert Lewandowski.

Robert Lewandowski, with his goals, continues to shut the mouths of those who believe that, at 37 years old on August 21, he no longer has the strength to play for an elite team. The Warsaw striker is entering his fourth season at Barça, apparently his last (he's the one he's signed to), but the Barça club's top offices explain to ARA that "it will be his numbers and his performance" that will define the Polon's immediate future at the end of the season. In fact, the fact that he's playing his fourth season as a Barça player is explained by the fact that last season he played more than 55% of his matches, playing at least 45 minutes. This triggered the automatic renewal to which Lewandowski was entitled, and he closed out the 2024-25 season with impressive results: 42 goals in 52 matches.

Barça remains comfortable when it comes to coming back, and that's what he did against Oviedo (1-3) With goals from Eric Garcia, Lewandowski, and Araujo, after a serious error by Joan Garcia cost Antonio Reina an own goal. Here are some quick notes from the match:

Robert Lewandowski's 100th goal for Barça is a long time coming. The Polish striker He could have scored against Celta, a match in which he raised alarm bells after requesting a substitution with the game tied at 3-3. The former Bayern and Borussia Dortmund player noticed a twitch in his hamstring and requested a substitution. He didn't want to play with fire, aware that in a week they have to play the Cup final against Real Madrid. And then, the Champions League.

Hansi Flick decreed a week ago that a state of optimism was permitted.Dreaming is allowed"He said in English because at this point he's understood that continuing to act like a German is good for him and helps him and his team. This way, he avoids arguments and absurd controversies, answers what he wants and avoids what doesn't suit him. He is signing one of the most impressive pages of BarcelonaIn just nine months, he has been able to turn not only the squad, but also the atmosphere, a sense of darkness and long-standing obscurity, into light, joy, revelry, good play, and a sense of identity for an idea and players raised mainly in the Barça school.

Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Lewandowski only had one thing left to do. against Borussia DortmundThere was a moment in the match when they could have immortalized their relationship in football history and helped renew the walls of Catalan bars. But they squandered the opportunity. In the 77th minute, Lamine Yamal had just sealed the tie with a toe-kick finish, a blend of the skill of a futsal player and that of Ronaldinho at Stamford Bridge, and the three ran beyond the edge of the pitch to celebrate the goal. It then seemed as though the situation would end with a three-way hug while they displayed ecstatic smiles, like the members of Barça's last shining trident: the MSN of Messi, Suárez, and Neymar, who gave the Culera a gift on a distant night.