Soccer-Lewandowski bags hat-trick in Barca Champions League bow

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group C - FC Barcelona v Viktoria Plzen - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - September 7, 2022 FC Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their fourth goal to complete his hat-trick REUTERS/Pablo Morano

BARCELONA (Reuters) -Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in his first Champions League game for Barcelona to power the Catalans to an emphatic 5-1 home win over Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday.

Midfielder Franck Kessie put Barca in front in the 13th minute, heading in his first goal for the club following a corner.