Going fora treble
Bayern hungry for more after Robert claims league goal record
Bayern Munich are eyeing the treble this season after Robert Lewandowski claimed the record for the most goals scored by a foreigner in the Bundesliga as the champions swept past Freiburg 3-1, while Werder Bremen look set to be relegated after losing at Mainz.
Borussia Dortmund wrapped up second place with a 2-0 win at RB Leipzig.
At a spectator-free Allianz Arena, Joshua Kimmich gave Bayern the lead before Lewandowski scored twice before half-time to give him 33 league goals this season and 48 times in all competitions.
The Poland striker’s tally beats the previous record of 31 goals set by Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang in 2016-2017 for Borussia Dortmund before he moved to present club Arsenal.
The pressure was off Bayern as they were crowned Bundesliga champions for the eighth consecutive season in midweek.
They are hunting the treble as they face Leverkusen in the German Cup final on July 4 and are among the favourites for the Champions
League, which resumes in August.
“If you have confidence, that’s a plus point you can underpin with victories,” said head coach Hansi Flick after Bayern’s 15th straight win.
“I hope we can keep it that way for a long time to come.
“We still have a lot to do. The interim goal is to be successful in the Cup.
“And then there’s another goal (the Champions League), where we will try to get as far as possible.”
Flick rotated his squad with New Zealand midfielder Sarpreet Singh given his first start after becoming the first player of Indian origin to appear in the Bundesliga last December. At the foot of the table, Bremen are set to be relegated for the first time in 40 years after they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Mainz.
Forwards Robin Quaison and Jean-Paul Boetius handed the hosts a comfortable lead, before Japan striker Yuya Osako gave Bremen hope by making it 2-1 with half an hour left.
Swiss substitute Edimilson Fernandes settled the matter when he got in behind the Bremen defence and made it 3-1 on 85 minutes for Mainz, who will now stay up.
The result leaves Bremen second from bottom and two points from 16th place which triggers a relegation playoff.