"We have so many games and the season is very long, he told ESPN. At the end of preseason I got injured, I was out for three weeks, but later I still felt that I couldn't do everything 100%. Now I feel good physically. You have to be patient sometimes. Of course, for strikers it's always better to play, but we have to be patient and think there are more games coming, more important games coming. We know that last season there were parts where we didn't play well. I don't want to say we were tired, but not so fresh. So we have to know being more fresh for the future means we have more opportunities to be a better team."
"Oviedo took a surprise first-half lead at the Carlos Tartiere when Alberto Reina lobbed into an empty net from 40 yards after a mistake from Barça goalkeeper Joan García. Eric García drew Barça level from close range in the 56th minute and Lewandowski, coming off the bench for the fourth time this season, completed the turnaround with a stunning header from a De Jong cross in the 70th minute."
Barcelona trailed 1-0 at half after Alberto Reina lobbed into an empty net from 40 yards following a mistake by goalkeeper Joan García. Hansi Flick introduced Robert Lewandowski and Frenkie de Jong in the second half, altering the game's momentum. Eric García equalised in the 56th minute and Lewandowski headed home in the 70th minute after a De Jong cross. Lewandowski, 37, said he is content to play fewer minutes to stay fresher across the long season following a preseason injury. Barcelona remain two points behind Real Madrid in LaLiga.
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