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Lewandowski equals Messi, Ronaldo’s Champions League feat

Robert Lewandowski matched the UEFA Champions League milestones of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo with a brace in Barcelona’s 3-0 victory over Brest on Tuesday night.

The Polish striker’s goals saw him become just the third player in history to reach 100 goals in the competition, joining Ronaldo (140) and Messi (129) in this exclusive club.

Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 10th minute, with Dani Olmo doubling the lead in the 66th minute.

The 35-year-old completed his brace in the 92nd minute, securing the 3-0 win for Barcelona.

With the victory, Barcelona moved up to second place in their Champions League group with 12 points, just one point behind group leaders Inter Milan after five games.

Idoko Dennis

Idoko Dennis is a creative videographer/drone pilot and sport writer. He heads the sport desk and deputizes the head of Idoma TV

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