“Biggest flop of the summer,” “Our weakest link” – Barcelona fans label star player a ‘fraud’ after poor display in 4-0 loss to Real Madrid

Barcelona fans are claiming that superstar striker Robert Lewandowski is a 'fraud' after the Catalan club's 4-0 loss against Real Madrid in El Clasico on Wednesday, 5 April.

The Blaugrana entered the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final leading 1-0 on aggregate. However, they were hammered by Los Blancos at Camp Nou.

Vinicius Junior opened the scoring on the stroke of halftime (45+1'). Karim Benzema put on a masterclass display in the second half as he scored a hat-trick. The Frenchman has now scored hat-tricks in back-to-back games.

Lewandowski, meanwhile, had only one shot on target during the clash at Camp Nou. He also completed only one out of his four attempted dribbles during the match. The Polish striker did not win any of his five aerial duels and lost possession of the ball nine times.

Overall, he failed to make any real impact over the course of 90 minutes. Fans are livid with the performance as one expressed frustration by writing this on Twitter:

"Lewandowski is genuinely the biggest flop of the summer. I expected nothing from Ferran or Raphinha, so I’m not surprised by them. But the fact that this dog scored 50 a year in the Bundesliga says a lot."

Another made a big claim as he wrote:

"Lewandowski is literally our weakest link in a team of Roberto & Alonso, have to step up."

While he has scored 27 goals and has provided seven assists in 35 matches since his arrival in the summer, fans are unhappy with the number 9's displays in the big games.

Here are some of the most notable reactions across Twitter after Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski's performance against Real Madrid in El Clasico:

What's next for Barcelona and Real Madrid?

While Real Madrid managed to knock Barcelona out of the Copa del Rey, Xavi's team still holds a massive lead over Los Blancos in La Liga.

They will return to action on 10 April to take on Girona in a La Liga home clash. Los Blancos, meanwhile, will play Villarreal on 8 April.

Carlo Ancelotti's team can take a massive boost from the win against Barca for the remainder of the campaign. They are active in the UEFA Champions League as well and will play Chelsea in the last eight.