Robert Lewandowski posts Champions League goal record that even Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo cannot match as evergreen Barcelona striker eyes another trophy

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has posted a Champions League goal record that even Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo cannot match.

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• Polish striker still going strong at 36
• Has reached double figures again in Europe
• Continues to rewrite the history books

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The evergreen Polish striker is maintaining remarkable individual standards at 36 years of age. Lewandowski remains a talismanic presence at the very highest level, as he chases down more major silverware in domestic and continental competition.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Lewandowski has hit the 40-goal mark this season – the eighth time he has achieved that feat in a stunning career – with the target being found on 11 occasions through as many appearances in European action.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  A brace was recorded for Barca in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash with Borussia Dortmund. Lewandowski helped to take that contest away from his former club as the Blaugrana claimed a crushing 4-0 win on home soil.

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  After reaching double figures once more, Lewandowski has become the first player in Champions League history to score 10+ goals in a single season for three different teams. He first hit that mark with Dortmund in 2012-13, before managing it in two campaigns for Bayern Munich.