– It's a 24-minute session – goal, replay, no unnecessary shots. And so on 101 times. A warehouse of goals – with the right foot, left, volley, header, from play, from set pieces, after running to the near post and from near the far post, right in front of the goal, but also from outside the penalty area. After reaching goal no. 82 – scored with a roll against Dynamo Kiev, one is certain: Lewandowski has scored every goal in the Champions League that a central striker can score – wrote Dawid Szymczak, a journalist from Sport.pl.
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Abroad is crowing with delight. This is how they describe Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski did something historic. Before him, only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi exceeded the mark of 100 goals in the Champions League. They outdistanced the competition, which consisted of many great strikers in history. Until recently, the Pole and Karim Benzema competed for the title of third goalscorer in the history of the competition. However, the Frenchman's counter stopped at 90 hits. The Pole already has 101 goals. He is 28 goals behind Messi, who is second in history.
No wonder that his great achievement was noted not only in Poland or Spain. Almost all major world media mention this feat. “La Gazzetta dello Sport” devoted a mention to the striker in its collective summary of Tuesday's Champions League. “Brest's series without defeat ends in Barcelona: Lewandowski and Dani Olmo give the Catalans victory. The Pole scored 101 goals in his career in the Champions League (third place in history after Messi and Ronaldo)” – we read in the mentioned source.
“Lewandowski in the history of the Champions League: similar only to Messi and Ronaldo” – notes the Italian “Tuttosport”, presenting a gallery of photos of the Pole from Tuesday's match.
“L'Equipe” devoted much more words to the captain of the Polish team. The most important French daily writes straight – Lewandowski is a “historical footballer”.
“When Robert Lewandowski, in his old age, looks back on the memorable moments of his admirable career, perhaps he will recall that autumn evening against Brest. The Pole, the all-time leading scorer in his country, thrives on goals. And the goals scored on Tuesday evening will have a special flavor , because they allowed him to reach and then exceed the mark of 100 goals in the Champions League (101). Only Cristiano Ronaldo (140) and Lionel Messi (129) were ahead of him 'centenarians', and while his predecessors set record after record, Lewandowski has the advantage of joining them after only 125 Champions League matches” – this is how the French described Tuesday evening.
The website sofoot.com also writes about Lewandowski on the Seine. “After less than ten minutes, Robert Lewandowski took advantage of Marco Bizot's poor clearance to win a penalty and convert it into a goal. The Pole opened the score to 1-0 and scored his 100th goal in the Champions League,” we read.
The Pole's achievement was also recorded in the British Isles. “Barcelona ended Brest's unbeaten start to the tournament with a 3-0 victory thanks to two goals from Robert Lewandowski – one from the penalty spot – and Dani Olmo. Lewandowski's first goal was his 100th Champions League goal, becoming only the third player after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to do so he did,” writes Sky Sports.
The BBC also notes a beautiful evening in the Pole's career. “Robert Lewandowski became the third player to score 100 goals in the Champions League, and Barcelona defeated Brest in dominant style. Only Cristiano Ronaldo (141) and Lionel Messi (129) have scored more goals than the 36-year-old in Europe's elite competition,” write the British. . “Lewandowski has reached the exclusive club of the Champions League,” echoes “The Independent.”
“Robert Lewandowski has achieved a milestone that only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have achieved in the Champions League,” beIN Sports wrote about joining the “100 club.”
“Olmo charms, Lewandowski celebrates a record goal: Barca dominates the match against Brest” – this is what the German “Kicker” writes about Tuesday's match.
Even the Dutch found room to appreciate Lewandowski, who that evening devoted most of their attention to Feyenoord's draw with Manchester City (3-3). However, “De Telegraaf” noted this. “Robert Lewandowski's historic goal, Frenkie de Jong briefly in action for FC Barcelona's victory in the Champions League,” the report wrote.
Not only Europe is talking about Lewandowski. The Pole's fame reached the United States. The American “Sports Illustrated” devoted a lot of space to the Pole when describing Tuesday's Champions League competition.
“Lewandowski joins Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players to ever achieve such a feat in Europe's most prestigious club competition. While becoming the all-time scoring leader seems overly ambitious, Lewandowski appears ready to add more goals to his already impressive collection and continue to strengthen his status as a legend of European Football” – these are the words that describe his achievement.
The Pole's achievement was also recorded by another important source beyond Wielka Woda. “Lewandowski scored 100 goals in the Champions League. He is the third player in history to reach the milestone,” writes the Washington Post.
Lewandowski is the leader of the scorers in the Champions League with seven goals. He has already won this ranking once – in the 2019/20 season. He scored 15 goals and his Bayern Munich team won the trophy.
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