Robert Lewandowski became the third player after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to reach 100 Champions League goals.
Barcelona’s Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has enjoyed a remarkable 100th Champions League goal. Moving him behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Mundo Deportivo reported on Wednesday.
Lewandowski scored his 100th Champions League goal. After converting a penalty to give Barcelona a 1-0 lead at Brest in the 10th minute of Tuesday’s game. Before adding another in stoppage time to take his tally to 101 in the competition. UFABET
‘A few years ago I didn’t think I would score 100 goals in the Champions League.’ the 36-year-old said. ‘It’s nice to have your name next to Cristiano and Messi. I’m very happy. I didn’t think I would score so many goals in the Champions League.’
Lewandowski also spoke about Barcelona’s performance in the win over the visitors from the city of France. Saying: ‘We played as a team. We played slowly at times, but we were patient. The important thing is that we got another three points. We have to look not only at the Champions League. But also at the league. We know that we have to play every game at 100 percent. ‘
‘For me, the most important thing is to win every game. Scoring is the way to victory. But until the end of the year. You have to win every game,’ Lewandowski said.
The 36-year-old also heaped praise on young midfielders Pedro Gonzalez Lopez Pedri and Marc Casado. Saying: ‘Pedri and Casado have great quality, all the players have quality. We still need to rotate a little bit more, there are a lot of games this season and it doesn’t matter who we play, we just want to win. ‘