Robert Lewandowski has equalled Lionel Messi’s six-year-old record with his brace in Barcelona’s 4-1 victory over Girona.
The Poland international netted twice in the second half on Sunday, helping Blaugrana move three points clear of their closest challengers, Real Madrid.
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Thanks to his heroics, Lewandowski became the first La Liga player since the Argentine legend to score at least 25 goals in his first 28 games of a season.
During the 2018-19 campaign, Messi netted 29 goals in the same number of matches, leading the Catalans to the Spanish top-flight title ahead of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
With his goals, Lewandowski tops the Spanish scoring chart, ahead of Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and Osasuna’s Ante Budimir.