Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema Continue Amazing Hattrick Record in UEFA Champions League

• Robert Lewandowski scored a hattrick against FC Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Champions League
• Both Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema are in the top 5 all-time scorers in the Champions League
• Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Real Madrid's Karim Benzema have contributed to an amazing feat

There’s no doubt that Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema are elite strikers at the top of their games.

The duo have been in exceptional form for their respective sides, easily banging in goals.

Last night Lewandowski continued his rich vein of form, scoring a hattrick against FC Viktoria Plzen in the UEFA Champions League.

The hattrick not only took Lewa to the third spot on the all-time goalscoring charts in the tournament but also took him above Benzema on the list. The hattrick continued an impressive feat among the two players as well.

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The last five hattricks in the Champions League have now been scored by either man.

The impressive feat started in November 2021 when Lewandowski scored for Bayern Munich against Benfica. He then scored another hattrick for Bayern against Red Bull Salzburg in March 2022. Benzema then scored the next two hattricks, first against Paris Saint-Germain in March 2022 and then against Chelsea in April 2022, Wikipedia confirmed.

Before that, Sebastien Haller was the last man who managed to net three goals in the tournament.

Robert Lewandowski scores hattrick to surpass Karim Benzema on Champions League all-time scorers chart

Robert Lewandowski is operating on another level.

The Polish striker struck three times for Barcelona as they completed a 5-1 rout of FC Viktoria Plzeň in the UEFA Champions League.

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Lewandowski’s hattrick also took him above Karim Benzema in the Champions League all-time scorers chart.

Lewandowski makes history, becomes first player to score UCL hat-trick for 3 different teams

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has made history with his first hat-trick against Viktoria Plzen on matchday one of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season.

The 34-year-old helped the Catalan giants beat Viktoria Plzen 5-1 in Group C at Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday night.

The Poland star scored twice in the opening 45 minutes, with Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessie also notching a goal in a frantic 45 minutes.