Robert Lewandowski was one of the statement signings FC Barcelona made in the summer transfer window last year.<\/p>\n
The Blaugrana shelled out a sum of \u20ac45 million to land the Poland captain from Bayern Munich, and just six months into his stint at Camp Nou, the signing is proving to be worth every penny.<\/p>\n
In 26 appearances across all competitions, Lewandowski has already scored 23 goals and set up five more for his teammates. The 34-year-old is the leading goalscorer in La Liga this season, while he recently won his first trophy with the club, lifting the Spanish Super Cup.<\/p>\n
Lewandowski sat down for an interview with beIN Sport recently and opened up on the Super Cup triumph in Riyadh, where they beat Real Madrid in the finals.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter this first trophy, I have to say that I felt something like \u2018ok, I\u2019m here, I\u2019m at Bar\u00e7a and I\u2019m a player who already won something with this club\u2019. Now we can think about the future and winning more titles,\u201d Lewandowski said (h\/t Mundo Deportivo).<\/p>\n
\u201cBut after winning the Super Cup I felt like I was at home, a real feeling that, not that you have to prove anything, but with this team, we can look forward and see what we can achieve,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Further elaborating on what the Super Cup triumph meant for him and the rest of the Barcelona team, the veteran striker said:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a very nice feeling, because in La Liga you have to wait several months to see if you can be champion. Winning the Super Cup was important, also for the young players, to feel more comfortable and confident for the future. I think the team had the same feeling after winning the Super Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the interview, Lewandowski also spoke about manager Xavi Hernandez and lavished praise on the Barcelona legend, saying:<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was an incredible player, and those who are now around him as a coach retain that feeling of doing and transmitting the right thing, and you believe him and know that it\u2019s the right way and that\u2019s why you support him and follow him and go along the same line.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was an incredible player, he was the No. 6 or a No. 8, he saw everything on the pitch, he went backwards and forwards, if in that position as a player, he already saw everything, imagine now as a coach,\u201d Lewandowski added.<\/p>\n
The striker also stressed that Xavi has the requisite tools to be a top coach, saying: \u201cHe has experience because he was at a club for two years and it is important to understand the difference between being a player or a coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be a top coach there is a small difference, but that difference is what ultimately makes you successful or not, and I think he understands what he has to do and he is doing it well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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