With 71 points, the barca is provisionally placed with 15 more than the escort Real Madrid, local on Sunday for Valladolid (15th) at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Lewandowski He opened the path to Barça’s victory with a shot in the area in the 20th minute after receiving a ball from the Uruguayan Ronald Araújo.
Lewandowski himself and the Frenchman Jules Koundé had very clear chances to extend the account just before the break, but the sentence came in the second half, when Ansu Fati (56′) culminated a counterattack with a cross shot from outside the area with which he beat Edgar Badía.
The ’10’ of Barcelona claimed vindication like this, in a week in which statements by his father caused a stir in which he complained about the lack of minutes for his son, who this time was a starter at the Martínez Valero stadium.
At 66′, Gavi stole a ball after an error by the locals and gave it to Lewandowskithat within the area sealed his doublet. With everything decided, ferran torresfrom the front of the area, put the fourth at 70 ‘.
Is he fourth win in a row of the blaugranas in the League. The previous one had been against Real Madrid in a ‘Clásico’ at the Camp Nou, where they will receive the white team again on Wednesday, this time in the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg (Barça’s 1-0 victory in the one way in Madrid).
Lewandowski, now with 17 goals, also extends his lead at the top of the championship scorer’s table. He now has a four lead over the second, the Turkish Enes Ünal (Getafe).
He Elche, by contrast, continues to sink towards the second division. With scarcely 13 pointsis 14 from the safety zone and avoiding relegation seems increasingly impossible.
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