In recent matches, no forward from FC Barcelona has scored, and the team’s goals are increasingly distributed among the bluegrana squad.
The team's two main killers, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres, are currently not in their best scoring form. In these moments, the team has to rely on the midfielders to step up and take responsibility for goals. This was the case in the last match against Levante, where the three goals were scored by midfielders: a box-to-box midfielder like Marc Bernal, a central midfielder gaining more offensive prominence like Frenkie de Jong, and an attacking midfielder with a strong goal sense like Fermín López.
It is positive that goals are not concentrated in just one or two players, unlike in Real Madrid where Kylian Mbappé has 38 goals, far ahead of the second, Vinicius Junior, with 12. However, the main role of a center forward is to score goals. Lewandowski has not scored since February 7, and Ferran Torres since January 31.
Not only Lewandowski and Ferran Torres but also other forwards like Lamine, Raphinha (who missed the match at the Metropolitano), and Marcus Rashford, who returned from injury against Levante but did not play, nor Bardghi in his limited playing time, have not scored recently.
In the Copa del Rey, Barça suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat and failed to score for the second time this season — the first was at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea (3-0). Later, Barça lost the Catalan derby to Girona 2-1, with the only Barça goal scored by defender Pau Cubarsí.
On Sunday, Barça regained confidence and the league lead with a 3-0 victory over Levante, showing moments of good football, though not yet recalling the dominant team of Hansi Flick. The three goals were scored by midfielders.
So far, 16 players have scored for Barça this season, six of whom have passed the 10-goal mark. Despite no recent goals from forwards, they still lead the scoring rankings, headed by Ferran Torres (16), Lamine Yamal (15), Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha (13 each). The highest-scoring midfielder is Fermín López with 11 goals, playing in an advanced midfield role. Rashford rounds out the top six with 10 goals.
