HAT-TRICK hero Robert Lewandowski finally got one over Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as he scorched to 81 goals in 100 Champions League games.
Bayern‘s Polish striker missed a penalty in the 5-2 demolition of Benfica but his treble still took him to 80 in record time in Europe’s top domestic competition.
But Manchester United legend Ronaldo now has 139 overall, thanks to his dramatic double in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Atalanta, while Messi is on 123.
Lewandowski, though, is well clear of the 73 scored by Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema in fourth place after Bayern made the KO stages with their fourth win in four group games.
The 33-year-old nodded home Kingsley Coman’s cross for a 26th minute opener and teed up Serge Gnabry to backheel Bayern 2-0 up.
Brazilian defender cut the deficit on 38 minutes before Lewandowski’s tame spot-kick down the middle was saved.
Ex-Manchester City winger Leroy Sane half-volleyed a cracker soon after the interval.
Then Lewandowski bagged two chips, sandwiching a reply on the counter-attack from Benfica sub Darwin Nunez
It meant Bayern equalled the Champions League record of 17 goals in the first four matches.
Barcelona rose above Benfica into second place in Group E on six points, as Ansu Fati thundered the only goal at Dynamo Kiev.
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