In Wednesday's pre-season warm-up match, a thrilling battle on the "American Tour", Barcelona was in the predicament of losing the first two goals, but witnessed a miraculous turnaround by the 35-year-old veteran Robert Lewandowski. He scored twice to help the team equalize at 2-2, but in the penalty shootout that followed, Barcelona's three penalty takers were not spared, and the team eventually suffered a defeat.
AC Milan started the attack with a lightning fast move, Gustian Pleszig's precise pass, and Luca's Zuwer broke the deadlock in just 15 minutes with a narrow shot from a tight angle. Barcelona counterattacked with a goal from Robert Lewandowski in the 22nd minute to equalize the score at 2-2.
It is worth mentioning that the 22-year-old Barcelona new star Park Oviedo in this season's warm-up games, three consecutive games have scored or assisted, including three goals and an assist, become the team's brightest new star.
Although it was only a warm-up match, the two sides fought it out in a penalty shootout no less. In the first five rounds, each side had two penalty misses until the final round, when AC Milan's 19-year-old youngster Schloni stepped up to face the banquet of Barcelonian defender Mickael Fell, and AC Milan eventually won the penalty shootout 4-3.
