Robert Lewandowski, FC Barcelona striker, can take advantage of the meeting between Barça and Brest this Tuesday (9 p.m.) to become the third player in history to reach the 100 goal mark in the Champions League.
In history against Brest? Robert Lewandowski (36) can take advantage of the match between Barça and Bretons this Tuesday (9 p.m.) to join a very exclusive club. If he scores, he will become the third player in history to reach the 100-goal mark in the Champions League after the untouchable Cristiano Ronaldo (140) and Lionel Messi (129). He is currently at 99 in 124 games but has a slightly higher goal average (0.79) than Messi and Ronaldo.
Flick replaced him in Belgrade without knowing his goal total
He could have already reached this symbolic mark during Barça's victory in Belgrade (2-5) at the beginning of November. But Hansi Flick, his coach, replaced him after his double, unaware that he was only one unit away from the 100 mark. “If I had known it before, I might not have known it. not be replaced”, declared the German at a press conference after the meeting. “It's my fault but we also have to think about the next game. Today he scored two important goals, including the first to put us 2-1 up. He was very important for us.” It's only a postponement.
In detail, Lewandowski, current top scorer in the competition (5 goals, like Raphinha, Harry Kane and Viktor Gyökeres), has scored 17 times for Borussia Dortmund in C1, 69 times with Bayern and 13 times with Barça which he joined in 2022. He is also at the top of the La Liga scorers rankings (15), further confirming his current very good form. The Brest defenders will therefore have work to do against the Polish striker.
This Tuesday evening, they will be supported by 3,000 supporters in the visitor park of the Montjuic stadium where Barça plays while waiting for the end of the work on the new Camp Nou. Brest arrives in Catalonia undefeated in the Champions League, fourth in the standings and without pressure. “If we came here putting pressure on ourselves, even without having ten points, but five, we would be wrong,” said coach Eric Roy on Monday. “It’s a very exciting challenge, you would almost have to pinch yourself to realize, in relation to the history of this club, its means. We have everything to gain from this match (…) Everything is possible in football, and we will try to play our luck to the fullest.”
