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Barcelona cruise past Brest, as Lewandowski reaches 100th UCL goal

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Barcelona cruise past Brest, as Lewandowski reaches 100th UCL goal
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Barcelona defeated Stade Brestois 3-0, with Robert Lewandowski becoming the third player to score 100 Champions League goals.

Lewandowski netted a brace, while Dani Olmo scored the other goal in the dominant win over Brest.

On his 125th Champions League appearance, the Polish got his landmark goal from the penalty spot just 10 minutes into the game. After been barged over by Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizot, Lewandowski calmly converted the spot kick to give Barca the lead.

Olmo added Barca’s second of the game in the second half. The Spanish playmaker skilfully evaded several defenders in the box and squeezed in a finish.

Lewandowski sealed the victory as he made it 3-0 in stoppage time to move onto 101 goals in the competition.

The Polish captain is the third player to score 100 goals in the Champions League, after Lionel Messi (129) and Cristiano Ronaldo (140).

The win moved Barcelona up to second in the 36-team standings, with 12 points, one point behind leaders Inter.

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