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Robert Lewandowski continued his remarkable scoring run with a hat-trick in a 5-0 thrashing of Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday to end the Croats’ 45-game unbeaten run and put Bayern Munich in firm control of Champions League Group F.
In an explosive first half in which Bayern were 4-0 up inside half an hour, the Poland striker, who has scored 10 goals in their past three matches, including five in nine minutes against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, struck twice in seven minutes.
“He is having an amazing run and an unbelievable week behind him,” the Bayern captain Philipp Lahm said. “A striker like Lewandowski doesn’t need any prodding. He could be even more dangerous than last season.”
Douglas Costa put the hosts ahead with a fine low shot after 13 minutes and Mario Götze added his second of the campaign before Poland captain Lewandowski chipped the goalkeeper Eduardo in the 55th minute for his third goal as Bayern moved to a maximum six points from two matches.
“I want to congratulate my players for tonight,” the Bayern coach, Pep Guardiola, said. “They had a top performance. With [wingers] Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman our game is much better. Robert and Thomas Müller have much more space in the middle.
“Now we are off to the Oktoberfest and then we will start thinking about Borussia Dortmund on the weekend,” he added, referring to their top-of-the-Bundesliga clash.
Dinamo, unbeaten in 45 games in all competitions before playing in Munich, and winners at Arsenal in their opening group game, were mere observers as they witnessed Bayern’s awe-inspiring display of speed, skill and strength.
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