Lewandowski attains special feat, not even achieved by Ronaldo and Messi, in Champions League history
Robert Lewandowski scored the first three of their seven goals.
German giants Bayern Munich hammeredAustrian clubRB Salzburg 7-1 inthe second leg of theUEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16 clash. During the match, RobertLewandowski made history after his memorable performance on the field.Lewandowski scored the first three goals to attain a special feat.
Lewandowskiopened the scoring for his side from the spot after being brought down in the penalty box in the 12th minute. Soon, hedoubled the tally 9 minutes later courtesy another penalty. In the 23rd minute, the Polish striker scored his third goal and completed the fastest hat-trick ever in the history of the Champions League. It becomes all the more special asnone among Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have managed to complete a treble so early in a contest in the history of the competition.
The previous record was held by AC Milan's Marco Simone, who had completed hishat-trick in 24 minutes against Rosenborg in 1996. Courtesy his dream runagainst Salzburg, Lewandowski also took his goal-tally to 12 in the ongoing CL 2021-22 season. With this, he is now at the top-spot in the most number of goals scored in the current edition, ahead of Ajax'sSebastian Haller.
Lewandowski has been having a dream run since the past few years and has grown in stature ever since. He will be eager to continue with the momentum in Bayern's next clash. The table-toppers will lock horns withHoffenheim on March 12.