Gabriel Jesus scored his first goal wearing the Barcelona shirt in the 5-1 rout of Feyenoord, this Wednesday, at the Camp Nou. The Brazilian striker found the back of the net and tied with Rivaldo as the fourth Brazilian with most goals in Champions League history, both with 27 goals in the net. Besides Gabriel Jesus, Raphinha (twice), Adeyemi and Lamine Yamal also scored for the Catalan side in the match.
With this goal, Gabriel Jesus climbed the historical ranking of Brazilians in the Champions. He trails only Neymar, with 43 goals, Vini Jr., with 34, and Kaká, with 30. Among active players, the number 9 of Barça is third in the ranking of Brazilians with most goals in the European competition.
Since arriving in European football in 2017, Gabriel Jesus has accumulated 126 goals and 67 assists in 358 matches for clubs, across all competitions. This performance results in an average of 0.54 direct goal participations per match.
Before joining Barcelona, Gabriel Jesus had already become the second Brazilian with most goals in Premier League history, with 79 goals scored, trailing only Roberto Firmino in this statistic.
