La Liga: Robert Lewandowski completed a hat-trick in just 32 minutes, Barcelona reached the top with a one-sided win

Madrid, ReutersRobert Lewandowski scored a first-half hat-trick as La Liga leaders Barcelona beat Deportivo Alaves 3-0. In Sunday’s match, the Polish striker further strengthened his lead in the list of most goals scored in the Spanish League.

With the hat-trick, Lewandowski became the first player to score 10 goals in La Liga this season, second only to Manchester City’s Erling Haaland in the top European league. With this win, Barcelona now has 24 points in La Liga. They have now taken a three-point lead over their rival Real Madrid. At the same time, Alaves is in 12th place with 10 points. Lewandowski said after the match, ‘I got good passes in the match, due to which it became easier to score goals. We played well from the first minute. We wanted to play aggressively and score goals. Having a three-goal lead in the first half gives you more control in the second.

Barcelona kept the ball for most of the match. Captain Raphinha scored a goal in the fourth minute itself, but it was declared offside. However, in the seventh minute itself, Lewandowski gave the team the lead by scoring a goal from Raphinha’s free kick. Lewandowski then doubled the team’s lead on a brilliant pass from Raphinha during the counter attack. Lewandowski completed his hat-trick in the 32nd minute on a pass from Eric García, who came in as a substitute for Ferrán Torres after his injury. This was Lewandowski’s 12th goal in 11 matches played so far this season.