ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR LEWANDOWSKI
Polish forward equals goal record as Bayern power past Bremen
BAYERN Munich romped to a 3-1 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday as Robert Lewandowski claimed another goal-scoring milestone in the Bundesliga and hit the woodwork three times in a dynamic display.
Bayern dominated their final fixture before hosting Lazio in the Champions League last 16, second leg, on Wednesday, holding a 4-1 lead.
Goals by Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry put Bayern 2-0 up in Bremen before Lewandowski claimed his 32nd league goal this season.
“He fights for his goals for the team in every game,” Bayern midfielder Thomas Mueller said of Lewandowski.
“We were fresher and more active. We had control of the game. We should have scored more.”
Despite hitting the post and clipping the crossbar, Lewandowski finally scored with an hour gone to equal former Schalke striker Klaus Fischer’s tally of 268 Bundesliga goals.
Only Bayern legend Gerd Mueller has scored more in Germany’s top-flight with 365 in 427 league games.
The victory extends Bayern’s lead at the top of the table to five points.
Later, Borussia Dortmund’s 16-year-old striker Youssoufa Moukoko scored his first goal at Signal
Iduna Park to seal a 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin.
Dortmund took the lead when a long-range shot by Julian Brandt evaded the grasp of Hertha goalkeeper Rune Jarstein on 54 minutes.
With ten minutes left, Hertha midfielder Vladimir Darida was shown a straight red card for a scything tackle on Dortmund captain Marco Reus.
Moukoko, who made his Bundesliga debut last November, completed a miserable night for Hertha’s goalkeeper by firing between Jarstein’s legs on 90 minutes.
Third-placed Wolfsburg put another nail in the coffin of bottom side Schalke who crashed to a 5-0 defeat away from home.