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Lewandowski's rekindled love of the game pays off for Barca

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During his years in LaLiga, I don't believe there has been anyone as forensically critical of Robert Lewandowski's attitude and performance than me, and so it's with great pleasure that I admit it's time to redress the balance. The real Robert Lewandowski has eventually stood up again. He's realised that the true route to glory is to put the team above himself, and the product of this metamorphosis is pretty enjoyable.

For those new to the argument, which I feel it's worth underlining has been proven wholly accurate, here's a summary of my constructive criticism:

There was never any hiding from the fact that the Poland striker arrived aged 33 and, as such, couldn't be quite the same athlete who'd monstered defences in Germany and Europe for the previous eight years.