All Polish fans were impatiently waiting for Robert Lewandowski's 100th goal in the Champions League. The Pole could have achieved this as the third person in history after Messi (129) and Cristiano Ronaldo (140). However, our striker could closely observe not only the all-time scorers' ranking, but also the current season's, because it was interesting there too. After four rounds, the Pole was leading with five goals, but his teammate Raphinha, Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon and Harry Kane from Bayern Munichand both of these clubs also played on Tuesday, November 26.
A dangerous attack by a young German repelled by a ruthless Pole
Lewandowski He was the first to strike at his rivals, converting a penalty kick in the 10th minute of Barcelona's match against Brest, thus reaching the magical barrier of 100 goals in the Champions League. The Swede or the Englishman did not respond in their first half matches, because Bayern led 1-0 against PSG, but after a goal by Kim Min-Jae, however Sporting he received a cruel beating from Arsenal (0:3 until half-time). However, another “someone” appeared with five goals, namely Florian Wirtz, the author of the half-time double against RB Salzburg.
Haaland tried too, but Lewandowski was a relaxed guy today
After the break, Erling Haaland also joined the group of “five” scorers, scoring a double in the 53rd minute in Manchester City's clash with Feyenoord Rotterdam. However, this did not fully help his team, which, although leading 3-0, only drew 3-3 with the Dutch, failing to win the sixth match in a row.
What is most important from the point of view of the scorers' classification, at the very end of the match against Brest, Lewandowski added one more goal. In the 92nd minute, with a great reception of the ball in the penalty area, he outplayed the Brest defenders and sent the ball past the goalkeeper and straight into the net. This is the Pole's seventh goal in this edition of the Champions League. What's more, thanks to the fact that none of his closest rivals added anything to the score in the second halves, the Barcelona striker is the leader of the scorers not with a goal advantage, but with two!
Champions League goalscoring standings as of November 26, 2024:
- 1. Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona) – 7 goals
- 2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City – 5 goals
- 3. Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting Lisbon) – 5 goals
- 3. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich – 5 goals
- 3. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) – 5 goals
- 3. Raphinha (FC Barcelona) – 5 goals
- 7. Jonathan David (Lille) – 4 goals
- 7. Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid – 4 goals