Lewandowski spearheads thrilling Barcelona win
Robert Lewandowski scored at both ends and Fermin Lopez helped himself to a brace as Barcelona earned an entertaining 4-2 win over Slavia Prague in the Champions League.
The victory propels Barca from 15th in the standings to ninth and ensures it will be in with a shot of automatic qualification for the last 16 next week, when it rounds off its league-stage campaign at home to Copenhagen.
But Hansi Flick's team did not have things all its way, falling behind to Vasil Kusej's bundled 10th-minute finish, shortly after a glaring miss from Lopez.
Lopez quickly atoned, though, scoring twice in eight minutes to turn the game around. His first goal was a near-post finish after Frenkie de Jong's pass, while his second was a wonderful effort after Slavia stood off him on the edge of its area.
But Barca was denied a half-time lead as Stepan Chaloupek's flick-on from a corner bounced in off Lewandowski for his first-ever Champions League own goal.
Lewandowski was then penalised for offside as De Jong had a goal chalked off early in the second half, but Barca restored their lead through Dani Olmo, who whipped a delightful effort into the top-right corner less than three minutes after replacing the injured Pedri.
Barca made sure of the points via Lewandowski, who turned Marcus Rashford's centre in from close quarters in the 70th minute.
