Lewandowski notches century of Champions League goals

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski converted a first-half penalty kick to become the third player to score 100 goals in the Champions League, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Lewandowski calmly sent a low shot into the net from the penalty spot in the 10th minute to give Barcelona a 1-0 lead against Brest on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT).

The striker trails the 129 goals of Messi and the 141 of Ronaldo, according to UEFA.

Lewandowski needed 125 games to reach his milestone - two more games than Messi and 12 fewer than Ronaldo.

It was Lewandowski's sixth Champions League goal this season, and he added his seventh in the 92nd minute of Barcelona's 3-0 win.

This is the ninth season in which the Poland striker has scored six or more Champions League goals.

The 36-year-old Lewandowski is having a standout campaign, having now scored 22 goals for Barcelona in 19 appearances.

He is the Spanish league's scoring leader with 15 goals from 14 matches. He has now scored 15 goals in the team's past 10 matches in all competitions.