Hansi Flick hails Barcelona attack after Robert Lewandowski hat-trick inspires victory over Alaves - 'Unbelievable'
By Leon Imber
Updated 07/10/2024 at 12:44 GMT+1
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Barcelona boss Hansi Flick was full of praise for his "unbelievable" forward line, as the Catalan club's storming start to the 2024/25 season continued with 3-0 victory in Alaves. Poland star Robert Lewandowski was on hand with an impressive hat-trick in the Liga clash, taking his tally to 12 goals in 11 matches in all competitions so far this season.
'He's the best' - Flick hails Lewandowski after 25-minute hat-trick
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Hansi Flick lauded Barcelona's "unbelievable" front-line after the in-form Robert Lewandowski led the Catalan club to 3-0 victory over Alaves with an accomplished hat-trick on Sunday.
Barca have started the 2024/25 in emphatic style - winning all but one match in La Liga while notching 28 goals in nine league outings so far.
Lewandowski - on hand to score 10 of those, while adding another two in the UEFA Champions League - continued his fine start to the season with an impressive trio of strikes against Alaves, prompting a heap of praise from Flick - whom he previously worked with at Bayern Munich.
"Every training and when you have meetings, you show them from the tactical side and also positions are very important," the German said in his post-match press conference. "They are doing great and the dynamic from these players is unbelievable and helps us a lot.
"At the end, we score so many goals which is good for us and helps us also for the next matches to have this confidence in our game, in our idea to play football."
Barca's attacking trio of Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha have collectively scored 23 goals in all competitions this season, with the former seemingly thriving under Flick.
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The Polish forward was a staple figure in Flick's Bayern team between 2019-2021, when he established himself as one of world football's most prolific strikers.
The 36-year-old suffered his lowest goalscoring haul since 2014/15 last season under previous boss Xavi, but Flick described the striker as "amazing" on his return to form.
"Everyone supports Lewy and he knows what to do in the box - in front of the goal he's the best player for me," Flick added.
"He's been amazing over such a [long] period, to score so many goals, it's very good. I am very happy with him. You can see he's 100% fit and the other team-mates are supporting him really good."
After scoring a brace in Barcelona's 5-0 win over Young Boys in the Champions League on Tuesday, TNT Sports expert James Horncastle said Flick has "found a way to unlock" the forward after his struggles in the last campaign.
Lewandowski's purple-patch has been supplemented by the impressive form of team-mate Raphinha, who Flick also earmarked as "unbelievable" in his post-match interview.
"His dynamic is really good and I think that he can still get even better," the former Bayern boss said.
"When he's on his top, top level, then he could score a goal today. But I am very happy for him, it's unbelievable what he's doing."
Barca's 4-2 defeat to Osasuna in September stands as the only blemish on their otherwise perfect La Liga record so far, sitting atop the standings - three points clear of Real Madrid in second
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