Robert Lewandowski became the third player to score 100 Champions League goals as Barcelona defeated Brest in dominant fashion.
Match report
Making his 125th Champions League appearance, Lewandowski scored his milestone goal from the penalty spot just 10 minutes in at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys after being robbed by Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizot.
Dani Olmo made things more comfortable for Barcelona, who squandered several chances to extend their lead and occasionally looked vulnerable to counter-attacks midway through the second half.
Olmo expertly evaded a plethora of defenders in the box and squeezed in a finish that went in through Bizot.
And Lewandowski appropriately added even more sparkle to stoppage time to move to 101 goals in UEFA's premier cup competition.
Barcelona moved to second place in the 36-team standings, with 12 points, one point behind leaders Inter.
3+ – Barcelona is the fifth team to win four games in a row by more than three goals in the European Cup/Champions League, after PSG in 2017 (5), Bayern Munich (4 in 2020 and 2021), Leeds United in 1969 (4) and Reims in 1958 (4).
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Data debriefing: prepare for in-form Lewy
Lewandowski is the third player to score 100 goals in the Champions League, after Lionel Messi (129) and Cristiano Ronaldo (140).
However, the Barca forward made the fewest shots (451) to reach the milestone, with Messi needing 527 and Ronaldo 793. Lewandowski has scored 17 times in the league for Borussia Dortmund, 69 times for Bayern Munich and now 15 times for the Blaugrana. Meanwhile, 22 of his Champions League goals came under Hansi Flick.
Across all competitions this season, Lewandowski has now scored 22 goals in 19 appearances – nine more than any other LaLiga player. He is just four goals shy of his total from last season (26 in 49 games).
Barca, meanwhile, has become the fifth team to win four consecutive European Cup/Champions League matches by at least three goals, after Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 (five), Bayern in 2020 and 2021 (four in both cases), Leeds United in 1969 (four) and Reims in 1958 (four).
Competition events
0' The match is about to start!
10' Lewandowski scores penalty goal! Barcelona 1-0 Stade Brestois 29
19' Shot by Fermin in the penalty area, saved by goalkeeper
23' Fermin's right foot shot wide
24' yellow card! Kenny Lala booked
29' Shot from Raphinha outside the penalty area just wide!
40' WHAT A SAVING! Fernin header blocked by the keeper
53' Another narrow chance missed by Fermin!
60' OLMO'S SHOT CLEARED OFF THE LINE!
63' Yellow card! Mahdi Camara booked
66' Dani Olmo extends the lead for the hosts! Barcelona 2-0 Stade Brestois 29
76' Stade Brestois' goal is offside!
Setups
Barcelona XI: Lewandowski, I. Martinez, Olmo, Pena, Raphinha, Kounde, Pedri, Marc Casadó, Fermín López, Gerard Martín, Pau Cubarsí
Subs: Szczesny, De Jong, Eric Garcia, Álex Baldé, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Gavi, Sergi Domínguez, Héctor Fort, Diego Kochen, Andrés Cuenca, Guille Fernández
Stade Brestois 29
Subs: Martin, Amavi, RD Castillo, Balde, Mathias Pereira Lage, Grégoire Coudert, Romain Faivre, Abdoulaye Ndiaye, Axel Camblan, Ibrahim Salah, Noah Jauny
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