Last updated on 17 December 202117 December 2021.From the section European Football
Lewandowski has scored 69 goals in 59 games for Bayern Munich and Poland this yearRobert Lewandowski scored his 43rd Bayern Munich goal of 2021 to break Gerd Muller’s record for the most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year.
The Poland striker, 33, volleyed home three minutes from time as Bayern thrashed Wolfsburg 4-0 at Allianz Arena.
Muller’s achievement of 42 Bundesliga goals in a year had stood since 1972.
The win moves Bayern nine points clear of Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table.
Lewandowski had already broken one of former Bayern Munich striker Muller’s 49-year-old league records in May after he scored in the last minute of the season to claim his 41st goal of the 2020-21 campaign.
Midfielder Thomas Muller, who was celebrating his 400th German top-flight appearance, opened the scoring on seven minutes before setting up Dayot Upamecano with a header in the second half to double Bayern’s lead.
Leroy Sane added to the scoreline two minutes later with a curled shot into the top corner to put the game beyond 12th-placed Wolfsburg.
On 87 minutes Lewandowski, who missed out on the Ballon d’Or to Paris St-Germain forward Lionel Messi in November, wrote his name in the history books yet again by firing in from close range past goalkeeper Koen Casteels.
Line-upsBayern MunichFormation 4-2-3-1
1Neuer
5Pavard2Upamecano21Hernández19Davies
22Roca42Musiala
7Gnabry25Müller10Sané
9Lewandowski
1Neuer5PavardSubstituted forTillmanat 85’minutes2Upamecano21HernándezSubstituted forNianzouat 80’minutes19DaviesSubstituted forRichardsat 80’minutes22RocaSubstituted forSabitzerat 75’minutes42Musiala7GnabrySubstituted forSarrat 80’minutes25Müller10Sané9LewandowskiSubstitutes3Richards17Cuisance18Sabitzer20Sarr23Nianzou26Ulreich36Früchtl40TillmanWolfsburgFormation 3-4-2-1
1Casteels
4Lacroix3Bornauw25Brooks
20Baku8Vranckx27Arnold31Gerhardt
7Waldschmidt11Steffen
9Weghorst
1Casteels4Lacroix3Bornauw25Brooks20Baku8VranckxSubstituted forMbabuat 87’minutes27Arnold31Gerhardt7WaldschmidtSubstituted forGuilavoguiat 72’minutes11SteffenSubstituted forNmechaat 58’minutes9WeghorstSubstitutes5van de Ven12Pervan19Mbabu21Bialek22Nmecha23Guilavogui33GinczekLive TextMatch ends, FC Bayern München 4, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 4, VfL Wolfsburg 0.
Attempt blocked. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Goal! FC Bayern München 4, VfL Wolfsburg 0. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Musiala with a headed pass.
Substitution, VfL Wolfsburg. Kevin Mbabu replaces Aster Vranckx.
Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omar Richards.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Malik Tillman replaces Benjamin Pavard.
Corner, VfL Wolfsburg. Conceded by Jamal Musiala.
Attempt blocked. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josuha Guilavogui.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Bouna Sarr replaces Serge Gnabry.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Tanguy Nianzou replaces Lucas Hernández.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Omar Richards replaces Alphonso Davies.
Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (FC Bayern München).
Felix Nmecha (VfL Wolfsburg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Koen Casteels.
Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry.