Robert Lewandowski at the double again as Barcelona rout Real Valladolid

29.08.2022 - 00:09 theguardian.com

Robert Lewandowski scored his second consecutive double as Barcelona breezed past Real Valladolid with a comfortable 4-0 La Liga victory at Camp Nou.

It was Barça’s second win from three games in the new season and moved them up to second in the table with seven points, two behind the leaders Real Betis and provisionally one ahead of Real Madrid, who face Espanyol later on Sunday.

Against Valladolid they were finally able to deploy defender Jules Koundé, the France international who missed the first two games of the season with Barcelona unable to register him as they struggled to comply with La Liga’s financial fair play rules.

Koundé played from the start and had a solid showing as Barça dominated the game and never gave Valladolid a chance. Lewandowski and Ousmane Dembélé both went close for Barcelona, hitting the post early on.

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