Lewandowski’s goals at the Spanish giants' temporary Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys stadium came in the eighth and 51st minutes of play on Tuesday night and marked the 95th and 96th times the Polish star striker has scored in the Champions League.
The 36-year-old Pole, FIFA's world player of the year for 2020 and 2021, is the competition’s third-highest all-time scorer, behind Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi.
Several other Poland internationals, among them Inter Milan midfielder Piotr Zieliński, are also hoping to make their mark in this season’s Champions League.
Thirty-six teams are taking part in a total of eight rounds of fixtures in the Champions League group stage, which kicked off last month and will conclude in January.
The Champions League final will be played on May 31 next year at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.
Robert Lewandowski. Photo: PAP/Frederic DIDES/PANORAMIC
Lewandowski joined Barcelona from German heavyweights Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022.
Meanwhile, Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny is set to join Barcelona until the end of the season, with his signing expected to be wrapped up on Wednesday.
The former Arsenal and Juventus goalkeeper has been selected as the replacement for Barça's German keeper Marc-André ter Stegen, who is out for the remainder of the season with a serious knee injury.
Ahead of his impending signing, Szczęsny was spotted at the Estadi Olimpic during Barcelona’s match against Young Boys.
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Source: IAR, PAP, Football España, polskieradio24.pl