JAKARTA Robert Lewandowski set a record after scoring a hat-trick to help Barcelona have a goal against Viktoria Plzen.
The Polish international played since the first minute when his team hosted the Czech Republic representative in the 2022/2023 European Champions League group stage at Camp Nou on Thursday, September 8 in the morning WIB.
In that match Barcelona brought home a landslide victory 5-1 over the visitors. Lewandowski scored twice after Franck Kessie's goal to help the Blaugrana lead 3-1 at halftime.
The former Bayern Munich player then scored another goal in the second half and was scored by Ferran Torres. Meanwhile, the visitors' single goal was netted by Jan Swarkora.
The three goals made Lewandowski the first player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League for three different teams. The 34-year-old has previously done it for Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
An additional hat-trick made him record a total of six hat-tricks. With details of one hat-trick for Borussia Dortmund, four for a hat-trick for Bayern Munich, and one for Barcelona.
Lewandowski is now among the four most productive players in the competition between European clubs. He has scored a total of 89 goals and went through Karim Benzema's record of 86 goals.
The top two places are currently the two best players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Ronaldo leads with 140 goals, while Messi trails with 125 goals.
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