Thanks to a hat-trick from a wild Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona returned to winning ways in the league and returned alone to the top of the table, with a 3-point lead over Real Madrid: “We earned it at the start of the first half. I really appreciate it what the team did. It was a tough match, Alavés put us under pressure,” he said Hansi Flick in conference.
Is Lewandowski at the top?: “He is the best in the area. What he is doing is fantastic, his goal average is incredible. I am very happy for him and for the team. I want to valorize the whole team, which helps him to have these figures “.
Raphinha’s condition: “Raphinha made his debut as captain and it went very well for him. He is a dynamic player, I think he could have done even better and scored a goal. He fought for this goal and that says a lot about him.”
Is this Barça reaching the level of its Bayern?: “I don’t like to compare teams. This Barcelona is different from that Bayern. I’m very happy, but in football everything can change. We are very happy with the work we’ve done, but we have to concentrate about what is to come.”
Carvajal’s injury: “We wish Carvajal a good recovery. On behalf of Barcelona we wish him the best.”
What happened in Pamplona and Monaco: “There are reasons but I don’t like looking back. We didn’t do some things well and we talked about it. The point is to always improve. Let’s focus on the next matches.”
Ferran injured: “We still don’t know what Ferran has, but it’s a muscle problem. We’ll see what he has tomorrow with the tests.”