German Bundesliga: Müller, Lewandowski and Bayern Munich break record in Bayern Leverkusen victory
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| Striker Robert Lewandowski headed home Bayern Munich's fourth goal against Bayern Leverkusen to make it 30 League goals for the 2019-20 season and 44 goals in 39 games in all competitions. Photo: MatthiasHangst/AFP/Getty |
Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller reached personal milestones as Bayern Munich broke Bundesliga records in a 4-2 defeat of Bayer Leverkusen.
This was the most difficult remaining game on paper this term for the league leaders, who went into the contest with a seven-point lead over Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table.
It proved as much in the first half when Lucas Alario's clever finish past Manuel Neuer secured a 1-0 lead for Leverkusen, who were without star man Kai Havertz due to injury.
The advantage was short-lived, though, as Hansi Flick's record-breaking side struck three times before the break through Kingsley Coman, Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry.
Coman's precise finish was Bayern's 62nd goal in just 20 Bundesliga matches under Flick, a number beyond that of any previous coach in the history of the competition.
Muller teed up Goretzka to make it 2-1 and reach 19 league assists for the season, which became 20 in the second half when he crossed for Lewandowski to head in the fourth.
Müller has 20 assists for the 2019-20 Bundesliga season 👇
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) June 6, 2020
Muller is the first player to reach that number of assists in Europe's top-five leagues since Kevin De Bruyne for Wolfsburg in 2014-15. One more for the Bayern's number 25 will see him move beyond De Bruyne's division record.
Müller is the "new king" of assist 👇
Most assists in a single season:— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) June 6, 2020
2️⃣0️⃣ - Thomas Müller
1️⃣9️⃣ - Emil Forsberg
1️⃣9️⃣ - Kevin De Bruyne
We have a new king 👑 pic.twitter.com/s2kD17qfdC
As for Lewandowski, his emphatic header brought up 30 league goals for 2019-20 and took him to a remarkable 44 in 39 games in all competitions. It is the most the Poland striker has ever scored in a single season.
Robert Lewandowski has netted 44 times in all competitions in just one season - "Best 9 in the 🌎"
4⃣4⃣ goals! @lewy_official has broken his personal record in a single season!— 🇺🇸 FC Bayern US 🇨🇦 (@FCBayernUS) June 6, 2020
Best 9 in the 🌎
🔴⚪ #B04FCB (65') 1-4 pic.twitter.com/zyaN08j8Ku
Lewandowski's goal took Bayern's tally for this Bundesliga campaign to 90, a league record for a team after 30 matches, as they stretched their winning run to nine consecutive games.
Story: Omnisport via Yahoo!Sports
Bayern Munich have scored the most goals recorded in a season 👇
The record for most goals scored by a team in one season is 101 (Bayern 1971/72) 🏅— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) June 7, 2020
⚽ This season, they've scored 90
📆 There are four games left
❓ Record incoming? pic.twitter.com/YgBBVT8CZ8
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