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Lewandowski Now Better Scorer Than Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League

Lewandowski surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi in average goals per game: 100 in 125 games.

With his ninth-minute penalty against Brest tonight, Robert Lewandowski joins the 100-goal club alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi.

The Polish Barça striker, however, is more effective than both of them. Although he has scored fewer goals, his average is better than that of the Argentine and the Portuguese.

Lewandowski has scored 100 goals in 125 games , which gives an average of 0.80 goals per game .

This is How Lewandowski Distributes His Goals

He has scored his goals wearing the jerseys of Borussia Dortmund (17), Bayern Munich (69) and FC Barcelona (14).

Cristiano Ronaldo leads the scoring charts with 140 goals in 183 games. Manchester United (21), Real Madrid (105) and Juventus (14) have also scored. His average, however, is lower than Lewandowski's (0.77 goals per game).

Leo Messi scored 129 goals in 163 games, almost the same average as Lewandowski (0.79 goals per game). The Argentine scored 120 with Barça and 9 with PSG.

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Lewandowski forced the penalty and scored: goal number 100 in the Champions League | Getty Images

The blaugrana striker has already scored six goals this year's Champions League. What's more, he has reached the figure of 21 goals this season, adding the 15 he's scored in LaLiga.

Lewandowski has left Benzema and Raúl, his pursuers, far behind. Now he is on the hunt for Messi, who is 29 goals behind him.

He is already 36 years old but Leo Messi's record could be surpassed by the Polish striker. To do so, Barça must go far in this championship and the following one.

The Best Scorers in the Champions League

1. Cristiano Ronaldo: 183 games / 140 goals / 0.77 average

2. Leo Messi: 163 matches / 129 goals / 0.79 average

3. Robert Lewandowski: 125 / 100 goals / 0.80 average

4. Karim Benzema: 152 games / 90 goals / 0.59 average

5. Raúl: 142 matches / 71 goals / 0.50 average

6. Van Nistelrooy: 73 games / 56 goals / 0.77 average

7. Thomas Müller: 153 games / 54 goals / 0.35 average

8. Henry: 112 games / 50 goals / 0.45 average

9. Di Stéfano: 58 matches / 49 goals / 0.84 average

10. Mbappé: 77 games / 49 goals / 0.64 average