Lewandowski surpassed Ronaldo with a brace at Barcelona Champions League win
Robert Lewandowski scored a brace to surpass Cristiano Ronaldo with better goal ratio as Barcelona dominated Young Boys at the UEFA Champions League.
The Polish striker put Barca ahead early in the game (8′) before accomplishing his double in the same fashion in the second half.
The Catalan side pulled off a near-perfect performance, scoring three more goals, including Raphinha’s, Inigo Martinez’s, and an own goal, to clinch the first three points at the UCL this season.
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Lewandowski hit best goal ratio and surpassed Ronaldo
Barca’s number nine registered his ninth goal after the 53th-minute header against Young Boys, while Lewa also assisted twice for his side.
Coming off losses in the last La Liga game and the UCL campaign, many expected Barca to turn things around, and they delivered. Cruising over Young Boys while hosting the fixture at Montjuic, Flick’s Barcelona looked dominant from the beginning until the very end.
According to Opta and UEFA, the double against Young Boys put Lewandowski atop the players with the best goal ratio at 0.79 (goal/match).
The top placeholder is Lionel Messi (0.79), while former Los Blancos great Ronaldo sits 3rd with 0.77, sharing with Ruud van Nistelrooy.
According to stats, Lewandowski now has 96 goals in the Champions League, which puts him on the path to 100 goals. Ronaldo (140 goals) and Messi (129 goals) are the only two players on the podium at the moment.
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