Lewandowski banned from scoring… by Barcelona?! 😱

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Was Robert Lewandowski forbidden from scoring goals by his own club?

At least, that’s what is being reported by Sebastian Staszewski, a Polish journalist and author of a biography of FC Barcelona’s number 9, published in November: "Lewandowski. The Authentic."

In the pages of the book, we learn that Barça allegedly asked Lewandowski to stop scoring goals during the last two matches of the 2022-2023 season, his first in Catalonia.

The reason? At that time, Barça , already facing financial difficulties, would have been forced to pay a bonus of 2.5 million euros to Bayern Munich, his former club, if the Polish striker reached 25 goals in La Liga . He was sitting at 23 goals scored at that point...

– Wednesday, 19 November 2025

Result: Lewi played the entirety of those last two matches... without scoring!

FC Barcelona , however, had already been officially crowned Spanish champions at the time of this alleged request. But still...

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

📸 MIGUEL RIOPA - AFP or licensors