Robert Lewandowski scored his a centesimal Champions League purpose as Barcelona beat Brest 3-0 to climb provisionally 2d within the Champions League team standings on Tuesday.
The veteran striker slotted house from the spot within the tenth tiny to fireside the Catalans forward and succeed in his milestone, including a 2d past due on then Dani Olmo’s purpose to inflict the French facet’s first defeat.
Then shedding issues of their endmost two outings in Los angeles Liga, Professor Hansi Flick had steered his avid gamers to “eliminate” errors of their recreation and Barca produced a forged show.
They were given off the mark briefly when Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizot clumsily clattered into the again of Lewandowski then the ahead managed Pedri’s go on his chest.
The striker dusted himself ailing and dispatched the penalty clinically to obvious the scoring then 10 mins and produce up his century.
It made Lewandowski handiest the 3rd participant to achieve that milestone within the festival, at the back of former Barcelona stunning Lionel Messi, on 129, and previous Actual Madrid megastar Cristiano Ronaldo, with 140.
Underneath Flick, the ahead’s method has progressed considerably this season, attaining 22 targets in 19 appearances between Los angeles Liga and the Champions League.
The 36-year-old has made 125 Champions League appearances with Barcelona and sooner than that German aspects Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
“I am very happy, many years ago I did not think I could score more than 100 goals in the Champions League,” Lewandowski instructed Movistar.
“For me essentially the most noteceable factor is that we struggle to win each and every recreation, if I will ranking, nearest that’s the very best answer.
“I don’t know how many games we have left before the end of the year but we have to win them all and rest over Christmas.”
Barcelona had been nonetheless with out teenager megastar Lamine Yamal, recuperating from an ankle sickness, however Raphinha used to be busy at the proper and the Catalans ruled lawsuits.
They didn’t develop many unclouded possibilities although till Fermin Lopez pressured a effective save from Bizot with a diving header.
The Dutch goalkeeper made amends for his previous mistake via denying the Spaniard together with his leg.
– Olmo heading in the right direction –
Lopez once more got here alike early in the second one part when Lewandowski put him in with a neat flick however Bizot used to be alert to save lots of his low aim.
Playmaker Olmo had an aim scrambled off the sequence via Brendan Chardonnet as Barcelona sought to position the sport to mattress.
The previous RB Leipzig midfielder ultimately grabbed the second one within the 66th tiny when he won Gerard Martin’s cross within the field, appearing some nifty footwork to dodge Chardonnet and beat Bizot on the alike publish.
Brest thumped RB Salzburg 4-0 and had dropped simply two issues from their first 4 suits regardless of sitting in mid-table in Ligue 1, however had been introduced all the way down to earth on the Olympic Stadium.
Mathias Pereira Lage drilled house to momentarily pride just about 3,000 travelling supporters however their pleasure used to be curtailed when the linesman raised his flag for offside.
Barca replace Pablo Torre will have to have netted Barcelona’s 3rd when he intercepted a cross with simply the goalkeeper to overcome, however fired vast.
In lieu the task fell to Lewandowski and he rolled house his a hundred and first Champions League purpose with aplomb, past Bizot’s outstretched arm.
Brest fall a couple of parks ailing the desk however their sturdy begin to the marketing campaign approach they’re neatly positioned to retain a minimum of a play-off spot, date Barcelona are aiming to achieve the endmost 16 immediately.
Flick’s facet advance to endmost season’s runners-up Borussia Dortmund then, sooner than visiting Benfica and webhosting Atalanta.
AFP