Robert Lewandowski’s impact in Spain as Erling Haaland in England’ with Barcelona fans stunned by the striker’s play in the same way Manchester City’s star man shocked the Premier League

Robert Lewandowski’s impact in Spain is similar to that of Erling Haaland in England, talkSPORT say.

Lewandowski left Bayern Munich after eight years to join Barcelona this summer, completing €45m [£39m] dream move.

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So far, the Pole has managed a flyer, scoring 13 goals in nine games to lead his side to the top of the La Liga table.

His most recent goal, an individual curling win in a 1-0 win over Mallorca, completed a magnificent start, putting his side top of the table ahead of Real Madrid on goal difference before the sides fell. meet in two matches.

Lewandowski’s departure shouldn’t come as a huge surprise after he became Bayern Munich and Germany’s second top scorer in the Bundesliga, but it’s every bit of his game that impresses in Catalonia.

And it’s similar to the shock Haaland caused Manchester City according to talkSPORT European football expert Andy Brassell.

“What Spain has with Lewandowski is pretty much what England has with Erling Haaland right now,” he explained.

“The Spanish football media is saying ‘Wow! Lewandowski is fantastic, isn’t he? and the rest of the football world is thinking ‘Well, yes, obviously he is fantastic’.

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“It’s easy to say, but when you see a player up close, you see him every week, you see everything he does for your team, or one of the biggest teams in the country.

“You see every aspect of what they do and they see that Lewandowski can do the hard things, that sometimes he’s a way around playing good football.

“Then he can just pull something out of the bag, like maybe his best goal for Barcelona with that curled shot to win the game in the first half. [against Mallorca].

“They were under the pump in that game and yet they still came out with a clean sheet despite being partially decimated at the back and that just shows Barcelona have changed a bit.”