As Barcelona easily overcame Viktoria Plzen 5-1, Robert Lewandowski stole the show with a spectacular hat-trick on his Champions League debut for his new team.
The Polish captain’s superb performance was rightfully acknowledged, which is not surprising given that he stood out more than any other player at the start of this season’s top competition in Europe.
After his exploits against the Czech squad, Lewandowski has been named the best player for the 2022–23 Champions League season.
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In addition to his hat-trick, the former Bayern Munich striker distinguished himself from Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, and other contenders for the award by his method of goal-scoring.
Both of Lewandowski’s goals—his first and the final one that gave him a hat trick—were expertly curled into the bottom corner.
The 34-year-second old’s goal, which was equally impressive as his first, stood out for the 34-year-precise old’s positioning because he was in the perfect place to head the ball home from a beautiful Ousmane Dembele cross before he scored a third goal from the edge of the box in the second half.
Overall, it is challenging to argue that any Champions League player performed better than the reliable goal scorer in the first gameweek.