Lewandowski baggage Champions League century as Barcelona sink Brest

Robert Lewandowski scored his one centesimal and one hundred and first UEFA Champions League objectives as Barcelona noticed off Brest 3-0 at house.

Barca had scored 14 objectives of their ultimate 3 Champions League video games however may just now not reasonably reflect that free-scoring shape regardless of dominating ownership, with Brest providing stiff resistance.

That used to be till Dami Olmo skipped previous two defenders and scored from shut vary, successfully securing the victory, and Lewandowski added a 3rd objective in added time to punish sloppy protecting.

It’s Brest’s first defeat within the Champions League this season and way they continue to be on 10 issues. Barcelona have 12 and climb to 2nd within the desk, for now.

Lewandowski is simply the 3rd participant to attain 100 Champions League objectives, after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Any membership that comes with the ones two is one the place you breathe rarefied air.

The feat is testomony to each Lewandowski’s devastating high quality and longevity. The 125 video games it took Lewandowski to succeed in a century is 2nd handiest to Messi’s 123, and 12 video games faster than Ronaldo. Lewandowski took significantly fewer pictures than each.

Lewandowski has one Champions League winners’ medal to head with the ones 100 objectives. His supervisor when it used to be received? Hansi Flick, his present boss at Barca.

He made the primary objective himself – albeit with the assistance of some clumsy goalkeeping – and took the penalty brilliantly. Nearly had an assist-of-the-season contender too with an exquisite flick for Fermin Lopez, whose shot used to be stored, earlier than appearing off the predatory instincts wanted to succeed in the 100 Membership with the 3rd objective. It used to be unmistakably Lewandowski’s evening.

Barcelona: Pena 6, Kounde 7, Cubarsi 7, Martinez 6, Martin 7, Pedri 7, Casado 7, Raphinha 6, Olmo 7, Lewandowski 8. Subs: Gavi 6, Balde 7, Torre 5, De Jong n/a.

Brest: Bizot 7, Lala 6, Chardonnet 8, Le Cardinal 7, Haidara 6, Camara 6, Fernandes 6, Magnetti 6, Doumbia 5, Sima 5, Ajorque 5. Subs: Balde 5, Faivre 5, Lage 6, Del Castillo 5, Martin 5.

9′ – PENALTY TO BARCELONA!– Pedri clips a cross in opposition to Lewandowsi, who controls on his chest and is then burnt up by way of the goalkeeper. As transparent a penalty as you’re going to see.

10′ – GOAL! BARCELONA 1-0 BREST (LEWANDOWSKI) – Lewandowski hops as much as the ball and rolls it to the goalkeeper’s left – after he’d long gone to the best. A scientific penalty.

40′ – GREAT SAVE – Fermin heads goalwards from 10 yards and is denied by way of a great Bizot save together with his toes.

61′ – STRONG GOALKEEPING – Kounde overlaps, his move reasons chaos and Fermin seems to be for the entire global as even though he’s going to stab house a unfastened ball – till Bizet dives in from nowhere to smother.

66′ – GOAL! BARCELONA 2-0 BREST (OLMO) – Martin is complex at the Barca left and alternatives out Olmo with a low move. Olmo jinks clear of a few gamers after which ratings – capturing low, exhausting and in off the goalkeeper.

90+2′ – GOAL! BARCELONA 3-0 BREST (LEWANDOWSKI) – Brest give the ball away by way of the byline and Balde strikes it directly to Lewandowski, who takes one contact to keep an eye on and any other to fit previous the goalkeeper.