Robert Lewandowski scores hat-trick in Barcelona's 5-1 win over Victoria Pearson

Robert Lewandowski scored a brilliant hat-trick in his first Champions League game... 

...for Barcelona as his new side opened their doors with a 5-1 win over Viktor Pilsen at Camp Nou on Wednesday. 

..after Frank Casey gave Barcelona... 

..the lead in the 13th minute... 

Lewandowski took over...  

..and Jan Sykora's free-kick temporarily restored...

..Plzen's hopes of getting something out of the game. 

He scored twice before half-time... 

Lewandowski scored his sixth Champions League hat-trick midway through the second half, 

...before Ferran Torres sealed the finish on the goal line with a powerful volley. 

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Lewandowski's treble put him on an equal footing with Karim Benzema and is only the third-best goalscorer in Champions League history with 89 goals. 

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He also became the first player in the history of the game to score hat-tricks for three different clubs.  

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