When it comes to all-time Champions League goals, the race for third place is off and running with a Robert Lewandowski hat trick.
In his first Champions League match for Barcelona on Wednesday, Lewandowski scored his 87th, 88th and 89th career goals in the competition, breaking a tie for third place on the all-time goalscoring list with Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema (86 goals). He becomes the first player to score Champions League hat tricks for three different clubs (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Barcelona).
After fellow summer arrival Franck Kessié opened the scoring against Viktoria Plzeň in the 13th minute, Lewandowski doubled Barcelona’s lead in the 34th minute. The Polish international took a pass at the edge of the penalty area, faked a shot to buy himself space and ripped a shot into the bottom corner for the goal.
