{"id":26904,"date":"2026-03-20T18:37:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/lewandowski-pays-penalty\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:37:24","slug":"lewandowski-pays-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/lewandowski-pays-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewandowski pays penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">\u201d<\/span>Anyone can take a penalty if they feel like it. It&#8217;s up to the players to decide,&#8221; coach Hansi Flick said Wednesday night, explaining how his team would respond to a shot from 12 yards. What is clear is that Lewandowski is no longer the first choice. In the last two games against Sevilla and Newcastle, Barcelona have had three penalties with Polish players on the pitch, with Lamine Yamal and Rafinha responsible for them.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian kicked both of Barcelona&#8217;s penalties against Sevilla on Sunday, even though Lewandowski was on the pitch. Ramin, on the other hand, was on the bench. In fact, the Polish player has not taken a penalty since missing the match against Atletico Madrid last December. He has missed two games this season, against Simeone&#8217;s side and against Sanchez and the Pizjuans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">History is made every time Lionel Messi scores his 900th goal for Inter Miami<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since December, Rafinha and Lamine Yamal have taken turns in charge of kicking. His last game was against Newcastle last Wednesday. The Brazilian won a penalty and at first looked like he was going to shoot, but he gave the ball to Roca Fonda&#8217;s winger. Lewandowski didn&#8217;t even get close to the penalty spot.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/>Raphinha has taken five penalties this season. Polish players were on the pitch in three of those games, but it was the winger who took the lead. He has many successful people. In fact, he&#8217;s made 17 of 18 during his career. As a youth player, Lewandowski has taken six shots (five of them converted), but Lewandowski has not been on the pitch in all but Wednesday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>We will have to see whether the two goals the Poland player scored against England in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 have given him the mental strength and whether he will take responsibility from the penalty spot next time.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">14 I agree with the penalty.<\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona have been awarded 14 penalties across all competitions this season. The player with the most points is Lamine Yamal with six in total, followed by Rafinha with five and Lewandowski with three. The Catalan side converted 11 of their 14 penalties.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2026\/03\/20\/69bd6244e2704e6c0b8b457d.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201dAnyone can take a penalty if they feel like it. It&#8217;s up to the players to decide,&#8221; coach Hansi Flick said Wednesday night, explaining how his team would respond to a shot from 12 yards. What is clear is that Lewandowski is no longer the first choice. 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