Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Lewandowski: Barcelona striker joins exclusive Champions League club

Barca star Lewandowski reached a UCL milestone by scoring a penalty in Tuesday's league match against Brest.

Robert Lewandowski has joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in an exclusive Champions League club after scoring an early penalty in Barcelona's home match against Brest on Tuesday.

After making a mistake in the penalty area, the Polish striker calmly stroked the ball past opposing goalkeeper Marco Bizot from twelve yards to score his 100th goal in UEFA's elite club competition.

Only two other players have achieved triple figures in the competition and there would have been no prizes if you had guessed who they were. Ronaldo leads the way with 140 goals in 183 appearances, followed by Messi, who scored 129 times in 163 games.

At 36, there appears to be little hope that Lewandowski can overtake the Argentinian, although he should be safely in third place for some time to come. Karim Benzema is next at 90, but is also 36 and now playing in Saudi Arabia, meaning the stars of the younger generation are the most likely to threaten to join the club.

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé (49 goals in 77 appearances) and Manchester City's Erling Haaland (44 goals in 43 games) are the obvious candidates, although they are still a few years away from matching Ronaldo, Messi and now Lewandowski.