Lewandowski speaks about his form ahead of Barcelona vs Madrid: “Not been easy”

Barcelona announced the signing of Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich on July 16th last year in a deal worth €50 million. Exactly eight months later, the striker leads the league goalscorers chart with 15 goals and has provided five assists in that duration.

Many questioned the veteran’s decision to leave a champion Bayern Munich side for Xavi’s rebuild at Barcelona. Yet, Lewy has already guided the young team to their first trophy of the season in the Spanish Supercup and appears on course to win La Liga in his first season at the club.

The 34-year-old conversed with Eleven Sports PL earlier this week where he detailed some aspects of his move to Barcelona and his experience at the club so far, amongst other topics. Here are the key quotes from his interview.

In his 12 years in Germany, the Polish international produced some of the best years of his career for both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

However, the striker said that playing at Camp Nou was a feeling and emotion he had never felt before at any of his previous clubs or stadiums.

“With everything I’ve been through in my career, I thought I would know how to control it, but every time I go to Camp Nou I feel something special.”

With the big Clasico coming up on March 19th, the Pole was predictably quizzed about his experience in playing in the historic contest, to which he replied,

“The Clasico is a game you work your whole career to play.”

Commenting on the ideology and principle of Barcelona, Lewandowski admitted that the club always came ahead of any individual’s success or records. While the Pole has gone on to break records in his first season in Catalonia, he admitted that it was never an objective.

“The idea we follow is more important. The welfare of the club comes first. I knew before coming to Barcelona that in my first year I couldn’t think of all the records I wanted to break, but of course I will.”

The 34-year-old has not been at his best since club football returned in December. While numbers do not show his struggles on the field, there has been a clear decline in his impact in front of the goal. Speaking about his reduced output, the striker said,

“I’m in good shape, but I know the last few weeks have certainly not been easy for me for many different reasons. But that’s football and sometimes those moments come.”