Fans Believe Robert Lewandowski Is Better Than Lionel Messi After Stunning UEFA Champions League Hat Trick

• Football fans have taken to social media to praise Poland forward Robert Lewandowski as a better player than Lionel Messi currently
• Lewandowski was unplayable as he scored his maiden hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League for Barcelona against Viktoria Plzen
• The Poland striker joined Barcelona this summer after ending his 10-year relationship with Bayern Munich

Robert Lewandowski was on top of his game as Barcelona cruised to a resounding 5-1 victory against Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday, August 7.

The 34-year-old scored a hat-trick on the night, his sixth in the competition, to become the first player to net a treble for three different teams.

The Poland international also surpassed Karim Benzema on the list of top scorers of the UEFA Champions League.

As it stands now, the 34-year-old is only behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who have managed to net eight hat-tricks each.

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Since joining the Spanish giants for €45 million from Bayern Munich, Lewandowski has scored eight goals in five games in all competitions.

Following his impressive performance in recent weeks, football fans took to Twitter to hail Lewandowski for his immense abilities.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Robert Lewandowski is currently rated as one of the best 3 attackers in world football by Barcelona manager, Xavi following his exploits with the La Liga giants.

Lewandowski scored a hattrick against Viktoria Plzen as Blaugrana had an emphatic 5-1 victory in their UEFA Champions League opener on Wednesday, September 7.

According to Barca Universal, Xavi has now hailed Lewandowski and believes the Poland striker, along with Karim Benzema and Erling Haaland are the best strikers currently in the world.

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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.

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