Bayern Munich 4-0 Wolfsburg: Robert Lewandowski breaks Gerd Muller Bundesliga goals record for calendar year

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Robert 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-ups

Bayern Munich

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Neuer
5PavardSubstituted forTillmanat 85'minutes
2Upamecano
21HernándezSubstituted forNianzouat 80'minutes
19DaviesSubstituted forRichardsat 80'minutes
22RocaSubstituted forSabitzerat 75'minutes
42Musiala
7GnabrySubstituted forSarrat 80'minutes
25Müller
10Sané
9Lewandowski

Substitutes

3Richards
17Cuisance
18Sabitzer
20Sarr
23Nianzou
26Ulreich
36Früchtl
40Tillman

Wolfsburg

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Casteels
4Lacroix
3Bornauw
25Brooks
20Baku
8VranckxSubstituted forMbabuat 87'minutes
27Arnold
31Gerhardt
7WaldschmidtSubstituted forGuilavoguiat 72'minutes
11SteffenSubstituted forNmechaat 58'minutes
9Weghorst

Substitutes

5van de Ven
12Pervan
19Mbabu
21Bialek
22Nmecha
23Guilavogui
33Ginczek

Live Text

Match 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. Tanguy Nianzou replaces Lucas Hernández.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Bouna Sarr replaces Serge Gnabry.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Omar Richards replaces Alphonso Davies.
Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Sebastiaan Bornauw.
Attempt blocked. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side 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.