“Please cancel his registration”, “He must remain in Saudi Arabia”

Barcelona fans on X want Robert Lewandowski to be sold after he struggled to make an impact during their 2-0 win over Athletic Club. The two teams faced each other in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium on Wednesday, January 8.

The Blaugrana organized an excellent team move in the 17th minute, which Gavi finished well. Athletic Bilbao almost equalized, but conceded again in the 52nd minute when the returning Lamine Yamal scored a wonderful goal to make the score 2-0. Oscar De Marcos and Inaki Williams both found the net late on for Athletic Club but had their efforts disallowed by VAR for offside early in the attack.

Lewandowski started as Barcelona’s lone striker but had a poor performance before being replaced by Ferran Torres in the 73rd minute. The 36-year-old completed 11 passes out of 21 attempts with 52 percent accuracy, created no chances, did not put a shot on target – and missed a chance. A big one in the process. He also lost six duels and did not complete a single dribble.

A Barcelona fan posted:

“Please deregister Lewa, he is pretending to be a professional footballer.”

Another fan tweeted:

“Liwaa must remain in Saudi Arabia.”

Other fans reacted below:

“I am very happy that Lewa did not get the Ballon d’Or because he has no respect for this sport.” One fan commented:

“Man Lewa is very shocking. It is sad at this point.” Another added

“Man Lewa destroys every attack when he touches the ball. Get him out of this club please.” one fan insisted

“Lewandowski is the root cause of the breakdown of top-down control. Pass to Lewandowski – he loses the ball in a dangerous area so the opponent tries to counter-attack quickly. Rinse and repeat.” Another harmony

How was Barcelona’s performance during its 2-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao?

Barcelona held their nerve to secure a vital 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final to book their place in the final. Let’s take a look at the stats to see how the two teams performed.

Flick and Co. controlled the ball 56 percent, and completed 437 passes with 84 percent accuracy. Meanwhile, Athletic had 44% of possession and completed 302 passes with 78% accuracy.

Barcelona also looked more dangerous in attack, having 14 shots in total, including eight on target, and wasting five big chances. In comparison, Athletic had 10 shots, five of which were on target.

Disclaimer: The above stats were taken from FotMob on December 9 at 2:50 AM IST. They are subject to change.