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Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski, became the seventh player in the history of the UEFA Champions League to have scored 50 goals. He passed this step faster than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Click on the mini-gallery above to see the seven players who scored at least 50 goals.
The Polish international scored twice in Benfica's 5-1 defeat by Bayern on Tuesday, bringing his total to 51 goals.
In doing so, Lewandowski joined an illustrious club of only seven players to score 50 goals or more in the tournament.
Aged 30, he needed 77 games at UCL to reach the 50-goal mark. Only Ruud van Nistelrooy and Lionel Messi have reached this stage more quickly, according to the same source. Opta Sports.
Ronaldo, who is currently the record scorer with 121 goals, needed 91 games to score 50 goals in the competition.
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The Portuguese superstar reached this milestone in the previous club 4 loss to Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund in 2013 – Lewandowski was on the other side, scoring BVB's four goals.
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