Is Robert Lewandowski the Best Striker in the World?

Every club wants a 20-goals-a-season striker but not many get one who has that many before it is even Halloween.

Robert Lewandowski scored twice as the Bundesliga giants beat Olympiakos 3-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday, taking the Poland international's tally for club and country in 2019-20 to an incredible 21 goals in just 17 games.

The 31-year-old's scintillating form has prompted many on social media to ask the question: is he the best number nine in the world right now?
It is hard to argue with the statistics, certainly in 2019 anyway.

This year, no other player has scored more goals for their club than Lewandowski. Not Cristiano Ronaldo. Not Lionel Messi.

Goals in top five leagues in 2019
Rank	Player	Games	Goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	36	36
2	Lionel Messi	36	32
3	Kylian Mbappe	32	29
4	Sergio Aguero	35	29
5	Raheem Sterling	39	27
17	Cristiano Ronaldo	29	18

This season he has been phenomenal, particularly at club level.

He has scored 18 goals in his 13 appearances in all competitions, at least six more than any other player in the big-five European leagues and has scored in each of Bayern's last 12 games.

In fact he has only failed to score in one game for Bayern this term - the 2-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the German Super Cup back on 3 August.

Lewandowski has also hit two hat-tricks this season - one for Bayern and one for Poland.

Goals in top five leagues in 2019-20 season
Player	Games in all competitions	Goals
Robert Lewandowski	13	18
Raheem Sterling	13	12
Andrea Belotti	14	11
Ciro Immobile	9	10
Sergio Aguero	10	10

Lewandowski's two goals in the Champions League on Tuesday moved him above Ruud van Nistelrooy in Champions League top scorer charts.

But he still has some way to go to match Messi and Ronaldo's exploits in the competition.

Champions League top scorers
Player	Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo	127
Lionel Messi	112
Raul	71
Karim Benzema	60
Robert Lewandowski	57