Saturday is here, which means one thing: it is El Clasico time! Two of world football's biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, are gearing up for a highly-anticipated showdown in Las Vegas as the pair renew their bitter rivalry in the United States.
All eyes will be on one man for this showdown and that player is none other than summer marquee signing Robert Lewandowski. After months of negotiations with Bayern Munich, Xavi's side finally agreed a deal for the Polish superstar a week ago. Since then, the 33-year-old has completed his move and joined up with the Catalan giants in the States ahead of Saturday's showdown. With the striker in line to make his debut in this fixture, here's a quick rundown of some of his stats against Real Madrid.
How many times has Lewandowski faced Real Madrid before and how many wins does he have?
Lewandowski, despite playing in a separate league to Real Madrid, has crossed paths with Los Blancos an impressive eight times. Due to him plying his trade in the Bundesliga, all eight encounters came in the UEFA Champions League, with the majority taking place during his time with Dortmund.
The first five were in the iconic Black and Yellow jersey. In fact, it could have been six had it not been for his suspension in the first leg of BVB's quarterfinal showdown with the Merengues back in 2013/14. The remaining three came after switching to the Allianz Arena, and just like before, Lewandowski could have played a game extra but missed out on the first leg of the 2016/17 quarterfinal, this time due to a shoulder injury.
Of the eight run-ins, two were group stage matches while a whopping four took place across two semifinal encounters in the 2012/13 and 2017/18 campaigns. The remaining two were across two quarterfinals, having missed the first leg on both occasions.
His record against them is evenly matched. With three wins and three defeats (two draws), Lewandowski will be looking for a fourth victory come Saturday's friendly.
What is his goalscoring record against Real Madrid?
Games: 8
Goals: 6
Assists: 1
Minutes per goal contribution: 102
The unflattering side to Lewandowski's goalscoring record vs Real Madrid
While a goal contribution every 102 minutes is a brilliant record against a club as huge as Real Madrid, those numbers don't tell the whole story. It should be noted that four of his six goals against Los Blancos came in one iconic game, with the Polish superstar pulling off a super hat-trick at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund's second leg semifinal showdown with Real Madrid back in 2012/13. This means he has failed to find the back of the net in five of those eight encounters, scoring once in another game in a BVB shirt and another time while at Bayern.
*All stats come courtesy of Transfermarkt
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