In recent matches, Lewandowski secured victory for Barcelona by scoring a penalty against Osasuna on Sunday night and also netted the winning goal against Villarreal the previous week.

Nonetheless, many observers have expressed disappointment with his overall contribution to Barcelona's style of play and his ability to position himself effectively on the field. In response, Xavi has come to the defence of his experienced team leader.

"I think we're too demanding with him," said Xavi.

"Robert's given us four points in the last two games, he scored in the last match, he scored today, he was decisive and that's what a goalscorer is for. He played well today, he played more simple today, played a good positional game.

"We spoke during the week about him not having as many touches but he was very well positioned. I think he played well. Even if we had won without his goal, I think he played as good game.

"But if you add to that that he forced the penalty, he converted it, the other day he gave us the win. We can't say he's in a bad moment, he played very well today.

"I think we are too demanding sometimes of the players. I'm happy with him today, he works hard and he's Lewandowski, he's our goalscorer."

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