Football: Bayern's Lewandowski ends Champions League as top scorer

Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski celebrates with the Champions League trophy on Aug 23, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

LISBON (AFP) - Robert Lewandowski ended the 2019/20 Champions League season as the tournament's top scorer with 15 goals.

He was close to 16 when a first-half attempt came back off the post in the 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday's (Aug 23) final.

The Polish star ended the season with 55 goals in all competitions.

However, Cristiano Ronaldo, with 17 goals in 2013-2014, retains the record for the highest number of Champions League goals in one season.

Top scorers: 15: Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 10: Haaland (Dortmund) 9: Gnabry (Bayern Munich) 6: Depay (Lyon), Jesus (Man City), Kane (Tottenham), Mertens (Napoli), Sterling (Man City) 5: Benzema (Real Madrid), Icardi (PSG), Ilicic (Atalanta), Martínez (Inter Milan), Mbappe (PSG), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Suarez (Barcelona)

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