Lewandowski equals Bundesliga home scoring record
BAYERN MUNICH star Robert Lewandowski scored in his 11th consecutive home league match in yesterday’s 2-1 win over Schalke to equal the Bundesliga record.
The Poland striker, who now has 26 in all competitions, has netted in all of Bayern’s league games this season at the Allianz Arena.
He equalled the record of Jupp Heynckes, Bayern’s head coach, who scored in 11 consecutive home games for Borussia Moenchengladbach in 1972/73.
Lewandowski (caricature) tapped in his 19th league goal of the season with barely five minutes gone but Schalke were level just before the half-hour mark through Franco di Santo.
Thomas Muller sealed the win 10 minutes before the break to restored Munich’s 18-point lead and push Schalke down to sixth place.
“It was bitter to concede the goals, especially the second,” said Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann.
“I thought it was going to be pulled back inside, but you can’t assume things like that against Muller.”
Bayern have now won 21 of their last 22 games in all competitions.
Earlier, Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, on loan from Chelsea, scored his third Bundesliga goal in two games in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 home win over Hamburg.
“I’m very happy, the most important thing is we won and remain high in the table,” said Batshuayi. – AFP
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