BRUTAL! Lewandowski reaches 40 goals with Barcelona in 24-25

Robert Lewandowski continues to improve his impressive records with FC Barcelona in 2024-25. Against Borussia Dortmund (4-0), the '9' scored another double, his fifth in the competition and the eleventh of the season in all competitions to reach 11 goals in the UEFA Champions League and 40 in the campaign. His top, so far, is 55 goals in 2019-20, with Bayern Munich of the current culé coach, Hansi Flick.

In the 47th minute, 'Lewy' was finally able to score against his former team in the Champions League, taking advantage of a header assist from Raphinha to bring down from the clouds, next to the crossbar, a ball that ended up burying any hope of a visitor reaction. 18 minutes later, came the third and the second of the Pole, this time assisted by Fermín López. Robert defined first-time, right-footed and with a shot adjusted to the base of the post.

With this, the 36-year-old striker has already scored 29 goals against Dortmund in 28 official matches (3 with Barça). In addition, this is the 39th opponent that the Warsaw native has scored against in the Champions League, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo (38). Only Leo Messi has scored against more different teams in the top club competition in Europe (40).

Lewandowski continues to break records in 2024-25 with Barça

In total, Lewandowski has 105 goals in 131 Champions League matches, 19 of them with Barça. Cristiano (141) and Messi (129) remain ahead of the Pole, who also follows in the shadow of the Argentine and the Portuguese as the third top scorer in knockout phase matches of the Champions League. With his double against Borussia, the '9' has 34 goals in direct elimination matches. Leo scored 49 with Barça and PSG, while 'CR7' scored 67 with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.

Similarly, Robert was on the verge of reaching his hundredth goal as a culé footballer. On Wednesday, the striker reached 99 goals in 140 appearances with Barça where he also has 20 assists. For now, his average is 0.70 goals per game, while, in 24-25, there are already 40 goals in 45 matches, in addition to 3 assists. In the first leg of the quarter-finals, he participated in three of the four azulgranas goals, as his was the recovery that led to the 4-0 scored by Lamine Yamal.

⚽Top historical scorers of the Champions League:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo: 141 goals
2. Leo Messi: 129 goals
3. Robert Lewandowski: 105 goals
4. Karim Benzema: 90 goals
5. Raúl González: 71 goals

⚽More goals in direct elimination matches in Champions:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo: 67 goals.
2. Leo Messi: 47 goals.
3. Robert Lewandowski: 34 goals.
4. Karim Benzema: 34 goals.

⚽Goals against more different rivals in the Champions League:

1. 40 Messi
2. 39 Lewandowski
3. 38 Cristiano