Lewandowski Exceeds 100 Goals In The Champions League When Barcelona Beats Brest

Robert Lewandowski has already scored 100 goals in the Champions League when Barcelona won over Brest (Instagram/@fcbarcelona).

JAKARTA - Robert Lewandowski scored two goals in Barcelona's 3-0 win over Brest in the Champions League, Wednesday, November 27, 2024, early morning WIB.

The Polish striker joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players to surpass 100 goals in Europe's top tournament.

The victory lifted Barcelona to second place in the 2024/2025 Champions League standings with 12 points from five matches.

The Blaugrana are one point apart from Inter Milan at the top of the standings and level with Liverpool who are in third place, which will host Real Madrid on Thursday, November 28, 2024, early morning WIB.

Lewandowski put Barcelona ahead after being fouled by goalkeeper Marco Bizot. He then converted the penalty in the 10th minute to score his 100th goal in the Champions League.

After La Liga's match in a row without a win and still missing winger Lamine Yamal, the Blaugrana returned to winning path with their dominant appearance. They scored 19 goals against a team that didn't have a shot on target.

However, Barcelona, who appeared in front of their own supporters at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, squandered several opportunities to widen the lead.

In fact, Hansi Flick's men came close to conceding some of Brest's counter-attacks before Dani Olmo scored the second goal through a neat individual action. Olmo dribbled past two defenders and fired a shot into the net.

Lewandowski added Barcelona's goal in injury time to ensure victory with a fine finish at the post away from Alejandro Balde's pass.

"I'm very happy, very happy, 101 goals in the Champions League are great numbers," Lewandowski told Movistar Plus.

Despite poor domestic league performance, the Blaugrana has still topped La Liga this season, four points ahead of Real Madrid who still have one game left.

"We haven't played well in La Liga lately, but we still have a lot of games to play."

"We just have to be patient, we will score more goals in the end. We want to win every game."

"If I can score goals to help the team, that's better. We have to win every game until the end of the season," said Lewandowski.

At the age of 36, Lewandowski is at his best this season. He scored 22 goals in 19 games in all competitions for Barcelona.

He is the top scorer in the Champions League this season with seven goals in five games. While in La Liga, Lewandowski scored 15 goals and two assists in 14 matches.

Lewandowski's first goal in the Champions League was for Borussia Dortmund in a 3-1 win over Olympiakos Piraeus in October 2011.

With the German club, he scored 17 goals in 28 Champions League games in three seasons and increased his tally to a higher level after moving to Bayern Munich.

With Die Bayern, he scored 69 goals in 78 games in eight seasons before joining Barcelona two years ago.

However, Lewandowski still has to fight hard to surpass the 129 Champions League goals belonging to former Barcelona's great players Messi and Ronaldo who hold a record of 140 goals.

The fourth player on the list is Karim Benzema with 90 goals and now playing in Saudi Arabia.

The player closest to Lewandowski and still active in the Champions League is former Bayern Munich team-mate Thomas Muller with 54 goals.

Barcelona will face a busy week with three games in La Liga, hosting Las Palmas and traveling to Mallorca and Real Betis, before traveling to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on December 11, 2024.