Lewandowski beats Messi and equals Ronaldo’s record

DBasia.news – Scoring two goals against Chelsea in the Champions League on Sunday (09/08/20) AM, Robert Lewandowski equaled Cristiano Ronaldo’s record and defeated Lionel Messi. German Bundesliga giants, Bayern Munich, successfully advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2019/2020 Champions League season. This result was achieved after Die Roten successfully beat Chelsea 4-1 in the second leg of the top 16 round on Sunday (09/08/20) AM, which made them win 7-1 on aggregate.

Winning 3-0 in the first duel, Bayern Munich did not reduce the intensity of the attacks. FC Hollywood won 4-1 against Chelsea in the second leg.

Robert Lewandowski inspired the victory by scoring two goals plus two assists. The former Borussia Dortmund player distracted Chelsea’s defense.

An additional two goals made Robert Lewandowski score 13 goals in the Champions League this season. In this way, he is the first player to score 13 goals in a Champions League season apart from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Now, the record that Robert Lewandowski needs to pursue is Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most goals scored in a Champions League season. CR7 has a record 17 goals in one season.

Robert Lewandowski’s opportunity was wide open as Bayern Munich strolled into the quarter-finals. Bayern will challenge Barcelona in that phase.

Robert Lewandowski has indeed performed brilliantly this season. Despite being 31 years old, Lewandowski has scored 53 goals this season in various competitions. Lewandowski became the strongest candidate to win the European Golden Boot award.