Busquets, Lewandowski react after Barcelona 4-0 Athletic: “Objective is to continue winning”

Barcelona moved to within three points of La Liga leaders Real Madrid after they thrashed Athletic Club 4-0 at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday night.

Goals from Ousmane Dembele, Sergi Roberto, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres helped the Catalan giants pick up a resounding victory and ensured that former manager Ernesto Valverde did not have a happy homecoming at Camp Nou.

Captain Sergio Busquets, who was back in the starting XI for Sunday’s contest, spoke to the media after the game and said (h/t BarçaTV+): “We started the game strongly and our main objective is to continue winning matches in a good way.”

“We have played well in the last two matches,” he insisted.

Talking about Barcelona’s prospects in the UEFA Champions League ahead of the game against Bayern Munich, he added: “We are disappointed with the result of the Inter match, we deserved more than that. Unfortunately, we no longer depend on ourselves.”

Lewandowski, who scored yet another goal to further consolidate his position at the top of the La Liga goalscoring charts, said: “We have huge potential.”

“This was an amazing match, and we have to keep going. The season is very long and we want to show our fans the love that they deserve,” the Polish striker further added.

The 34-year-old then went on to interact with Canal+ where he talked about the win against Athletic, saying: “We dominated this match from the first minute and scored three goals quickly. In the second half, we fell a little bit, but we scored the fourth and proved our superiority.”

Talking about the team’s recent form, Lewandowski added: “After the break, we had a difficult time, we had 5-6 injuries, yet we are trying to be close to Real Madrid.”

Despite staring at the possibility of missing out on the Champions League Round of 16, Lewandowksi insisted that he still believes in the project at Barcelona, saying:

“I still believe in this project, sometimes matches don’t go the way we want them to, but when I came here I knew the team was not ready to win everything. I try to give everything I have to help because I see the team has great potential.”

“The games we lost were painful because we were in control, like the Real Madrid match. But the season is long and we must always be ready,” he added.

When asked if he had found a new ‘Thomas Muller’ at Barcelona, Lewandowski replied: “Nobody should replace Thomas because every player is different. For me it’s important to fit in with other players and get the best out of them, that’s a challenge for me.”

In another interview with La Liga TV, Lewandowski spoke about his assist to Ousmane Dembele on the night and the understanding between the pair, as he said:

“‘Ous’ [Dembele] made the move and I knew I had to play high ball for him, it was a great timing move from Ous. Overall as a team, we played very well today.”

On the goal he scored, the striker added: “I looked to my left and I knew if I moved with the ball I might have space to shoot. In the end, I am very happy because it always feels great to score goals.”

Looking forward to the upcoming game against Bayern Munich, Lewandowski added:

“The next game is against Bayern, and they are a great team with great players. It is true that we do not have a great chance to advance to the next round, but it does not matter because we have to try to win the game and play great football for our fans.”