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Robert Lewandowski became the seventh player to reach the UEFA Champions League 50-goal record after his first goal for Bayern München against Benfica on Tuesday.
The Polish striker completed his half-century in the Bayern group stage with Benfica, placing himself tied with Thierry Henry – and with a higher goal rate than the Monaco coach. Lewandowski needed only 77 games to score his 50th goal in the competition, from the group stage to the final, while Henry scored 50 goals in 112 games for Monaco, Arsenal and Barcelona.
Opening his account for Dortmund against Olympiacos in October 2011, Lewandowski scored the first 17 goals in the UEFA Champions League for the UEB Champions League before joining Bayern in 2014. He more than five goals to tie with Ruud van Nistelrooy, fifth in the table standings, with the record scorer Cristiano Ronaldo far 121 goals.
All-time leading scorers in the UEFA Champions League (from group stage to final)
121 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
105 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
71 Raúl González (Real Madrid, Schalke)
59 Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
56 Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid)
51 Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern München)
50 Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)
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