On April 29, 2024, at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Barcelona, Spain, Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona celebrated scoring his team’s second goal during the LaLiga EA Sports match against Valencia CF. The home fans had a reason to be happier as they came to the match following the news of Xavi deciding to stay at FC Barcelona.
After a lively start, the Catalan giants broke the deadlock with a goal by Lopez, assisted by Raphinha, after 22 minutes. However, Valencia quickly leveled the score when Hugo Duro capitalized on a mistake by Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and scored.
The visiting side then took the lead with a penalty converted by Pepelu after a foul on Peter in the box, just before Valencia’s goalkeeper Mamardashvili was shown a straight red card for handling the ball outside the box. In the second half, Barcelona’s Lewandowski scored twice, once from a corner and later from a free-kick, to secure the win and complete his hat-trick in second-half stoppage time.
The match ended with FC Barcelona winning the game and Lewandowski stealing the spotlight with his outstanding performance.