Barça is clear that its strong point this season, and hopefully in the future, is its scoring ability, which is well above average. They have been the highest-scoring team in the five major leagues, fought for the top scorer title until the end, scored the most goals from outside the box, won the Champions League top scorer title without reaching the final, and are on the verge of 100 goals in a league where they have failed to score in just a couple of games.
A lethal trio
Within his scoring ability, his lethal trio of Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Lewandowski stands out. They are a real headache for all the defenses they have come up against, not only because of their goals but also because of their dribbling ability, especially Rocafonda’s, and because of his and the Brazilian’s assists, which have gifted more than one goal to their teammates.
In the Champions League, before being defeated in the semi-finals by Inter Milan, the three players scored a combined total of 29 goals, two more than Messi, Luis Suárez, and Neymar in 2014-2015. In addition, Raphinha scored 13 goals, tying Guirassy for the competition’s top scorer.
In the domestic competition, to date, the trio has scored 52 goals, more than half of the team’s total in La Liga, with Robert Lewandowski scoring almost half of those, 25 goals. However, with one game left to play, it seems unlikely that he will be able to catch Kylian Mbappé, who currently leads the scoring charts with 29 goals.
Despite his age, the Polish striker has shown his most prolific side this season with FC Barcelona. However, the club has been working for some time to find competition and a successor for Lewandowski. For many, that successor is already at home in the form of Ferran Torres, who has scored 19 goals in all competitions, but the truth is that the club continues to be linked with several names for the attack.
Julián Álvarez is liked at Can Barça, but Cerezo won’t let him go
One of them is the striker who has arrived in LaLiga this season, leaving many with their mouths open. We are talking about Julián Álvarez, who plays for Atlético Madrid. According to El Chiringuito, Julián Álvarez’s agents are well aware that the Argentine player’s performance in both LaLiga and European competition has attracted the attention of several European clubs and they assure that if they receive a decent offer, they will evaluate it and present it to the club.
FC Barcelona, in principle, are not looking to get involved in the bidding, despite the fact that president Joan Laporta has publicly stated that he likes the striker very much and that he could be a success at the Camp Nou. In recent hours, when asked about the matter, Cerezo responded to the Barça president in no uncertain terms. “And as for Lamine Yamal, we have the same tastes,” said Cerezo with a laugh. “Julián is an Atlético Madrid player, he is loving it here, he is one of our players and he will remain one of our players. He grew up at Atlético Madrid and he will die at Atlético Madrid,” added the Rojiblanco president.
Another issue between the two teams concerns Clement Lenglet, who is on loan at Atlético this season. “Lenglet is a Barcelona player, we had him on loan for this season and I imagine there will be some agreement for him to continue,” he said.