In the early hours of Tuesday morning (30th) in La Liga, Barcelona defeated Valencia by a score of 4-2 at home. In this match, 35 years and 252 days old Robert Lewandowski became the oldest "hat-trick" winner in the history of La Liga with his "hat-trick" performance. This feat not only shows the toughness of the Barcelona player, but also shatters the rumors that he may "retire" due to age.
Recently, Barcelona has encountered a lot of challenges, including the exit in the Europa League and the loss against Real Madrid in the La Liga "Derby Nacional". However, in this match, they won by themselves. Barcelona's Fermín opened the scoring just 22 minutes into the match, but goals from Valencia striker Junior Gordullo and backbone Ronald Anaozu made it 2-1.
The turning point of the game came in the first half when Valencia goalkeeper Mamadá Schwerini was shown a straight red card for a charge out of the box for committing a handball. In the second half, Barcelona, playing with one man less, equalized with a header from a corner kick by Robert Ljundovski. In the end, "Robert" through the near goal and penalty kicks into the net, completed the "hat trick", since the 2005 Ido Olympics, he became the first in nearly 19 years in a single game with the head hammer scored two goals Barcelona players, this year in the La Liga has 16 goals.
Despite having two years left on his contract, there was speculation that Robert Livundovsky could be dropped due to a dip in performances and move to Saudi giants Hilal. However, before the game he made it clear: "There is no doubt that I will stay in the team next season." The 3 goals scored in the match is a testament to his words, and I believe Barcelona will keep the veteran as a result. It is worth mentioning that despite this victory, Barcelona is still 11 points behind Real Madrid in the table.
