At a club as full of greatness as BarcelonaThe bar is always high. Yet even according to the standards of Camp Nou – or, for this season, Montjuic – Something extraordinary happened Under the spotlights against Borussia Dortmund. A 4-0 Demolition in the first leg of UEFA Champions League quarter finals was impressive enough. But the deeper story belonged to a veteran striker whose name is already in the Pantheon from modern football.
Robert LewandowskiIn a performance both clinical and cold -blooded, Got twice To give Barca an emphatic lead that enters the other leg. As a 36 -year -old, he has already achieved more than most people could dream of. And yetThis eveninghe wrote quietly into Champions League -folklore—Surpass even Cristiano Ronaldo In a unique disc, no one had moved before.
It was one night when Catalans bended their continental muscleExtend their undefeated driving in 2025 and place a foot fixed in the semi -finals. Hansi Flick’s side was relentless, their front three electric. Raphinha broke the deadlock in the 25th minute, with assists later to Lewandowski and Lamin YamalBefore the young Spaniard got fourth to meet a dominant screen.
The former came only after the break, a heading with the help of Raphinha, and the other followed in the 66th minute. The Brace marked its 11th goal in the season’s competitiononly one behind the Brazilian 12 and brought his Season Tallly to 40 in all competitions.
The post that even Ronaldo could not reach
It wasn’t just another Lewandowski performance – it was a historical one. With their goals on Wednesday, Veteran became the first player in the UEFA Champions League history to scored 10 or more goals in a single season for three different clubs. “This turns out to be his best season yet at Barca,” commented on the club in a festive statement.
He had previously reached two -figures in the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund 2012-13and Bayern Munich both 2019-20 and 2021-22. Now in his third season at BarcelonaHe has finally completed Trifecta – an achievement Even Cristiano Ronaldo never succeededIn spite of its time with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.
While Poland dominated the headings, his Brazilian teammate Raphinha had her own night. When he points once and helps twice he is now sitting on top of the Champions League goal infections diagrams for the 2024/25 campaign with 19 – including 12 goals and seven assists. These figures Equal Lionel Messi’s best return in a single Champions League season With Barcelona (2011-12), Raphinha puts in the same breath as the Argentine legend.
Crush old friends, climb on the lists
The goals against Dortmund were not only symbolic; They were personal. Lewandowski has now scored 29 goals in 28 matches against his former clubThe most he is net against any opponent. This was The first time he got points against them in a Champions League matchFixed another warehouse to his haunting heritage over the club that launched his European career.
With 99 goals in a Blaugrana shirtHe is also about to enter the club’s Top 20 goalkeepers all the timeJust a goal shy for that milestone.
