Robert Lewandowski revealed that Barcelona did in fact request that their striker stop scoring goals.
This claim came at the end of Lewandowski’s debut campaign in Catalonia. Barcelona had mathematically sealed the 2022–23 La Liga title with a victory over local rivals Espanyol on May 14 with four matches of the campaign remaining. Already out of every other competition, Xavi Hernández’s side were free to coast towards a triumphant conclusion.
