HISTORICAL: Lewandowski surpasses Ronaldinho on the list of top scorers for Barça

FC Barcelona thrashed Osasuna this Thursday in Montjuïc (3-0) on another historic night for Robert Lewandowski. The Polish player reached 36 goals in 41 matches across all competitions and, in addition to extending his lead over Kylian Mbappé in the race for the Pichichi, he became the twenty-third all-time scorer for Barça, with 95 goals.

The '9' surpassed Ronaldinho (94) and is now chasing Pedro Rodríguez, who scored 99 goals with the club between 2008 and 2015. Further ahead are Juan Manuel Asensi (101), José Antonio Zaldúa (104), and three other players with 105 goals, including the Brazilians Neymar Jr. and Evaristo Macedo, as well as the Paraguayan Eulogio Martínez.

The list of all-time top scorers for Barça is led by Leo Messi, with 672 goals. In second place is César Rodríguez (230), followed by Uruguayan Luis Suárez (198). Hungarian Ladislao Kubala is fourth with 194, followed by José Samitier (187) and Josep Escolà (158). Further back are Paulino Alcántara (138), Rivaldo and Samuel Eto'o (130), along with Ángel Arocha (127) to complete the TOP-10.

Robert Lewandowski, on track to surpass 40 goals for the first time since 2022

Lewandowski, for his part, continues to improve his records with Barça, the team where he scored 33 (22-23) and 26 (23-24) goals in his first two seasons, respectively. Before arriving in Catalonia, the Polish player scored 55, 48, and 50 goals in his last three campaigns with Bayern Munich, with the 55 in the 2019-20 season being his historical peak as a professional.

In his first year with the Bavarian team, Robert scored 25 goals. After that, he averaged 40 goals in four consecutive years (2015-2019), with seasons of 42, 43, 41, and 40 goals in all competitions. With Barça, his 95 goals have come in 136 official matches, averaging 0.69 goals per game. At Borussia Dortmund, his scoring average was 0.55 (103 goals in 187 matches), while at Bayern he reached an impressive 0.91, with 344 goals in 375 appearances.