HAT-TRICK hero Robert Lewandowski got one over Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as he reached 81 goals in 100 Champions League ties.
Bayern‘s Polish striker scorched to 80 in record time for Europe’s top domestic competition despite missing a penalty in a 5-2 rout of Benfica.
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But Manchester United legend Ronaldo has 139 overall, thanks to his dramatic double in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw with Atalanta.
Messi is on 123 and counting as he tries to get his PSG career off the ground.
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 matches.
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 Morato 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 from the first four matches.
Barcelona rose above Benfica into second spot in Group E on six points.
Ansu Fati thundered the only goal at Dynamo Kiev to seala 1-0 win.
It is their first victory since Ronald Koeman’s sacking and keeps alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stages for the 20th year in a row.
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