Poland star joins CL's 100-goal club

Robert Lewandowski joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players in Champions League history with 100 or more goals. But, 24-year-old Erling Haaland is on a faster pace than anyone after boosting his total to 46 goals on Tuesday.

Still, Haaland's brace wasn't enough for Manchester City in a 3-3 draw with Feyenoord, which extended the Premier League champion's winless streak to six matches.

Lewandowski's early penalty kick-started the scoring for Barcelona in its 3-0 win over previously unbeaten Brest that moved it into second place in the new single-league format. The Poland striker added goal No 101 in second-half stoppage time.

Ronaldo leads the all-time scoring list with 140 goals, and Messi is next with 129. But, neither Ronaldo nor Messi play in the Champions League anymore, following their respective moves to Saudi Arabia and the United States.

"It's a nice number," Lewandowski said. "In the past I didn't think I could score more than 100 goals in the Champions League. I'm in good company alongside Cristiano and Messi."

It took the 36-year-old Lewandowski 125 matches to reach the century mark, two more than Messi (123) and 12 fewer than Ronaldo (137).

Haaland converted a first-half penalty to eclipse Messi as the youngest player to reach 45 goals, before scoring City's third after the break to raise his total to 46 goals in 44 games.

Agencies Via Xinhua