Lewandowski misses first penalty at new Camp Nou

Robert Lewandowski missed a chance to give Barcelona a 2-1 lead in the first half Against Atletico Madrid Where he missed the first penalty kick in the renovated Camp Nou stadium.

Atletico took the lead in the 19th minute when Alex Baena broke the deadlock by lifting the ball over Joan Garcia after he had collected Nahuel Molina’s long ball over the top. The goal was initially disallowed for offside, but a VAR check revealed that Baena remained offside.

Rafinha rounded Jan Oblak to equalize seven minutes later, and Barcelona looked set to complete the turnaround in the 36th minute when Pablo Barrios brought on Dani Olmo.

Lewandowski took the lead but fired a penalty kick high over the crossbar, keeping the tie alive for Atleti, who were then grateful to Oblak for clearing the Pole’s close-range header from Lamine Yamal’s cross from the right.

Barcelona entered Tuesday’s match One point behind Real Madrid in Spanish League The title race, but they will hand the initiative back to Los Blancos by dropping points to Atleti.

Real Madrid faces Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.