Messi and Ronaldo may be jealous. There has never been anyone like Lewandowski [OPINIA]

This is the most difficult match for a footballer. You are close to making history. The whole football world is counting on you to score a goal and cross the magical border. You feel incredible pressure on yourself. You can finally score your 100th Champions League goal. As the third person in history.

The opportunity for Robert Lewandowski came sooner than anyone expected. In the ninth minute, “Lewy” jumped out to cross his friend's cross. The rival goalkeeper made a disastrous mistake and fouled the Pole in the penalty area. There could only be one decision. Eleven.

It couldn't be performed by anyone else. Lewandowski approached the ball. And he behaved like a true champion. In the face of extraordinary pressure and millions of fans waiting for a goal, he acted as if it were a training session. He played the eleven perfectly and didn't give the goalkeeper any chances. Only the greatest shoot in such conditions. It wasn't enough for him and in stoppage time he made a precise attempt and beat the Brest goalkeeper for the second time.

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101 goals in the Champions League is very impressive. Especially since our striker started shooting in this competition very late, only at the age of 23. Ronaldo scored his first goal three years earlier. Messi scored for the first time when he was only eighteen.

Robert Lewandowski will forever go down in history as a football legend. Maybe in a dozen or so years his achievement will be equaled by Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland. This currently most recognizable Pole has been the best ambassador our country can dream of for many years. Even 100 years from now, people will talk about his exploits.

There are only two players from his generation who aroused greater emotions and were always one step ahead of “Lewy”. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

The Pole, at the age of 36, is in much better shape than they were at the same age. The Portuguese's star was already fading at Manchester United, and the Argentine gave up playing in Europe and chose a lucrative contract at Inter Miami. It's hard to believe that he is only a year apart from the Barca striker.

“Lewy” laughs in the face of those who say he is too old to be the best footballer in Europe. Messi and Ronaldo may look at the Pole with envy. And there is considerable fear that their duopoly may soon be broken. But does Lewandowski have any chance of overtaking them in the Champions League goalscoring rankings?

Lewandowski is 28 goals behind Messi in the classification of the all-time Champions League top scorers. To Ronaldo 39. These are huge numbers that, at first glance, do not give the Pole a chance to catch up with the legends. However, several factors favor it.

Firstly, more matches are now played in the Champions League. UEFA added two matches in the league phase, and a new phase was introduced, a play-off for the 1/8 finals. Additionally, it seems that Lewandowski will have the opportunity to play at the highest level for at least three years, because FC Barcelona wants to reward him with a contract extension until the end of the 2026/27 season.

In fact, it all depends on Robert Lewandowski and how much more he wants to “play football”. He has everything to play at the highest level until he is forty or even longer. From this perspective, Messi's result seems impossible to beat. Catching up with Ronaldo may be much more difficult. However, the Pole has proven many times that there is no barrier he cannot overcome.

Arkadiusz Dudziak, journalist of WP SportoweFakty