🤔 Bayern scandal uncovered? Barça reportedly banned Lewa from scoring! | OneFootball

There are instructions that players rarely receive from their coaches or sports directors. "Score fewer goals," "let more balls in," or "get a red card in the second minute" are phrases that probably hardly ever come out of a sports official's mouth. 

However, "hardly ever" apparently doesn't mean "never." Recently, a new biography about Robert Lewandowski was published. Author Sebastian Staszewski brought a more than extraordinary anecdote to the public. 

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According to Staszewski, there was a special kind of conversation between Lewa and the Barça bosses during the 2022/23 season. Allegedly, the Pole was asked by Laporta & Co. not to score any more goals in the last two matchdays. The championship was already secured at that point, and with his 23 goals, he had practically already secured the top scorer title. 

The reason for this was that FC Barcelona – if Lewandowski had scored 25 goals – would have had to transfer additional bonuses in the millions to FC Bayern. According to the account, the bosses wanted to save this money.

The striker was reportedly stunned at first. How exactly Lewa reacted after digesting the initial shock is not entirely known. However, the fact is: In the last two league games, the goal scorer did not score any more goals...

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