UEFA Champions League, gameweek 5: Here are the records broken
Gameweek 5 of the UEFA Champions League 2019-20 season produced some fascinating results.
Real Madrid were held by Paris Saint-Germain in Group A.
Tottenham Hotspur rallied from being 0-2 down to win 4-2.
Fellow Group B side Bayern thrashed Red Star 6-0 to keep their 100% record on.
Juventus beat Atletico, whereas, Manchester City were held by Shakhtar.
Here are the records broken.
- Record-breaking Lewandowski in unstoppable mode this season
- More records for Lewandowski in Champions League
- Brilliant stats for the best striker in town
- Mbappe shines for PSG, Benzema races to 64 UCL goals
- Atalanta register first-ever UCL win and other records
- Kane scripts a superb record, surpasses these two legends
- Here are the results of gameweek 5
Record-breaking Lewandowski in unstoppable mode this season
Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski scored four goals against Red Star.
It was his second four-goal feat in a Champions League encounter.
His previous four-goal mark came against Real Madrid in 2013 for Borussia Dortmund.
He also scored the fastest four-goal haul in Champions League history.
He took just 14 minutes and 31 seconds to net four goals.
More records for Lewandowski in Champions League
Lewandowski became only the second player to score in nine consecutive matches in the group stage.
He has already scored 10 goals in the UCL this season and this is his best tally.
Lewandowski raced to 63 career UCL goals.
The star striker has surged to 30 goals for club and country in his 24th appearance of the season across all competitions.
Brilliant stats for the best striker in town
🇵🇱 5⃣1⃣ goals in 2019 for club country! FOUR-goal hero Robert Lewandowski becomes #UCL top scorer ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/W72vKZJJO2
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Mbappe shines for PSG, Benzema races to 64 UCL goals
Kylian Mbappe, who scored in the 2-2 draw against Real, netted his 18th Champions League goal in 29 matches for PSG.
It was also his 70th goal in 100 appearances for the club across all competitions.
Real's legendary striker Karim Benzema now has 64 career UCL goals for the club.
Only three players in the history of UCL have scored more than Benzema.
Atalanta register first-ever UCL win and other records
Italian club Atalanta beat Dinamo Zagreb 2-0 in Group C to register their first-ever Champions League victory.
Atletico Madrid have lost consecutive UCL group-stage matches for the first time since October 2009.
Juventus won four consecutive home group-stage games in the UCL for the first time since October 2008.
PSG are unbeaten in UCL this season and registered their first draw.
Kane scripts a superb record, surpasses these two legends
Harry Kane netted a brace in Spurs' comeback victory to continue his goal-scoring spree.
The Englishman became the fastest player to score 20 goals in the Champions League.
The two goals saw Kane reach the mark of 20 in the Champions League after just 24 appearances in the competition.
Kane (24) surpassed legends Alessandro Del Piero (26) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (27).
Here are the results of gameweek 5
⏰ RESULTS ⏰
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 26, 2019
ℹ️ Paris Group A winners, Real Madrid through
⚪ Tottenham qualify with comeback win
🔵 Manchester City top Group C after draw
⚫️ Juventus secure pole position in Group D
🔴 Lewandowski claims fastest 4-goal haul in competition history
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