Barcelona and Poland striker, Robert Lewandowski, is relishing his 2022/23 Laliga Pichichi top scorer honour awarded by Spanish national newspaper, Marca.
Lewandowski was the top scorer in last season’s Laliga campaign with 23 goals from 34 games. He also bagged seven assists in the Laliga in the previous season.
2022/2023 was his first season in Spain after his transfer from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich to Camp Nou in 2022.
It was Lewandowski’s sixth consecutive Golden Boot award after winning five in a row in German Bundesliga.
Barcelona goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen also won the Zamora award for best goalkeeper as well as the Di Stefano award which is for the best player of the season. Pedri won the Fan Favourite Player of the Season
Lewandowski took to his Instagram page to express his joy and gratitude after receiving the Pichchi during the colourful award ceremony on Thursday, November 23, 2023.
“I am grateful for receiving the Pichichi Trophy for the top scorer in Laliga. This journey has been filled with passion, hard work, and the support of my teammates, coaches, and fans. Thank you for being a part of this incredible achievement,” Lewandowski’s post reads.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is currently the top scorer in the ongoing 2023/2024 Laliga with 10 goals and two assists in 11 games, while Lewandowski has seven goals and three assists from 11 games amid an injury-induced setback. Villarreal’s Gerrard Moreno and Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezman have netted eight goals each.
Lewandowski lauded Bellingham and noted that the season is long as there are 25 more Laliga games that can produce a lot more goals.
“The season is long,” Marca.com quoted Lewandowski as saying.
“He [Bellingham] is a very good player. Nowadays it’s not easy to score a lot of goals in Laliga, because many teams play with a defensive and physical style. However we are Barcelona. We don’t just want to win, we want to score a lot of goals.”
Aside from his seven goals and three assists in the current Laliga campaign, Lewandowski has also scored three goals and provided one assist in six Euro 2024 qualification games for Poland.
Barcelona are currently third in the Laliga table with 30 points after 13 matches.
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