LEWANDOWSKI POWER 9
Most UCL goals by a player vs same rival
Robert Lewandowski (picture), who scored a brace for Barcelona in the last Champions League round against Benfica (5-4), brought his number of goals in the tournament against this opponent to 9.
This is just one goal short of the competition’s record for the number of goals a player has scored against the same opposition. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 10 goals against Juventus in his Champions League career.
| MOST GOALS | AGAINST | SAME | OPPONENT | |
| EUROPEAN | CUP | & CHAM | PIONS | LEAGUE |
| Player | Goals | Opponent | Nation | Period |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 10 | Juventus | Portugal | 2003-2022 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 9 | Ajax | Portugal | 2003-2022 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 9 | Bayern | Portugal | 2003-2022 |
| Lionel Messi | 9 | Arsenal | Argentina | 2005-2023 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 9 | Benfica | Poland | 2008- |
| Luiz Adriano | 8 | BATE | Brazil | 2008-2017 |
| Lionel Messi | 8 | Milan | Argentina | 2005-2023 |
| Lionel Messi | 8 | Celtic | Argentina | 2005-2023 |
| Thomas Müller | 8 | Barcelona | Germany | 2009- |