Lewandowski following in Gerd Müller's footsteps
Mainz - After blitzing five goals in 9 record-breaking minutes, having to wait 51 minutes to find the net must have felt like an eternity for Robert Lewandowski. Indeed, to only score two in 90 minutes is nothing short of a calamity. "Lewy's in a crisis," joked FC Bayern München's sporting director Matthias Sammer.
The brace in the 3-0 win at 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Matchday 7 wasnevertheless enough to chalk up yet another personal record for Lewandowski. After scoring the quickest hat-trick, as well as the fastest four- and five- goals in German top flight-history in midweek, the 27-year-old has now clocked up a century of Bundesliga goals faster than any other foreign player – in only his 168th appearance.
Oktoberfest reward
After being shackled for the first 50 minutes, the visitors did exactly that, their superiority telling when Lewandowski broke the deadlock with his eighth goal in his last six appearances against the 05ers. It was his cue to lift his shirt and gleefully reveal the number 100 underneath. And just 11 minutes later, he’d notched his 101st, as well as his tenth strike in seven league games, a feat achieved by only the great Gerd 'Der Bomber' Müller himself. Lewandowski is in very good company indeed.
"I'm really pleased, even if it was tough today," he said afterwards. "I have keep my head down and always believe I'll score goals." When you work hard, you can play hard too, and his coach Guardiola rewarded the Pole for his efforts this week with a carte blanche to celebrate at the Oktoberfest on Saturday night.
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