Lewandowski overtakes Benzema in Champions League goal scoring charts

Lewandowski overtakes Benzema in Champions League goal scoring charts

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The Barça striker has now scored 89 goals in Europe's top competition

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is now the outright third top scorer in the Champions League after his hat-trick in Wednesday's win over Viktoria Plzen.

Lewandowski has now scored 89 in the competition, three more than Karim Benzema, and only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored more than him.

Top scorers in the UEFA Champions League

140: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)

125: Lionel Messi (ARG, Barcelona, Paris)*

89: Robert Lewandowski (POL, Dortmund, Bayern, Barcelona)*

86: Karim Benzema (FRA, Lyon, Real Madrid)*

71: Raúl González (ESP, Real Madrid, Schalke)

56: Ruud van Nistelrooy (NED, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid)

52: Thomas Müller (GER, Bayern)*

50: Thierry Henry (FRA, Mónaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)

48: Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United)*

48: Andriy Shevchenko (UKR, Dínamo de Kiev, Milan, Chelsea)

46: Filippo Inzaghi (ITA, Juventus, Milan)

* Including the 2022/23 season

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