Robert Lewandowski made yet more history on Saturday by netting in
Bayern Munich’s 2-1 home win against Union Berlin, which sent the
defending champions back to the top of the Bundesliga table by a
point.
The Poland striker showed clinical finishing to tuck away an Alphonso
Davies second-half pass at the Allianz Arena and claim his 13th league
goal and set a new record for scoring in the first nine Bundesliga
games of the season.
Lewandowski, on the mark in each of his last 13 games for Bayern,
overtook the previous league record set by current Arsenal forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who scored in each of the first eight games
of the 2015/16 season for Borussia Dortmund.
“I’ll try to keep playing like this, there are still a lot of games to
come,” said Lewandowski, currently on course to break Gerd Mueller’s
record of 40 league goals. “You have to be in shape all season. I
don’t think about how many goals I’ve scored, I’m just trying to get
us the three points.”
Lewandowski had also scored twice in Bayern’s 3-2 midweek win at
Olympiakos in the Champions League and he now has 19 goals in just 14
appearances in all competitions during what is turning into the best
season of his career. He is already the top-scoring foreigner in
Bundesliga history with 215 league goals for Bayern and former club
Dortmund. Defender Benjamin Pavard gave the hosts the leadbefore
Lewandowski’s second just after the break.
Bayern captain Manuel Neuer saved a Sebastian Anderson penalty on 59
minutes and not to be outdone, Union’s Poland goalkeeper Ralf
Gikiewicz denied Bayern winger Serge Gnabry from close range.
Lewandowski looked to have claimed a second, but his effort six
minutes from time was ruled out. Union grabbed a late consolation goal
when replacement striker Sebastian Polter netted from the penalty spot
having been brought down by Pavard.
