All strikers thrive on service. That’s as true today as always, and it appeared to be the major issue that Barca were suffering from in the first 45 at the Reale Arena on Sunday night.
Robert Lewandowski is the best target man in Europe bar none and a player that thrives on getting on the end of either decent crosses into the box or crisp pass-and-moves.
Alex Balde’s attempt at a cross wasn’t really out of the top drawer, far from it in fact, but the Polish international sniffs out those chances and his movement for the first goal was first class.