BERLIN — Robert Lewandowski has just turned 33, but Bayern Munich's
prolific goal-machine shows no sign of slowing after his latest Bundesliga
hat-trick.
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Lewandowski has now scored three or more goals in 15 German
league matches after hitting another hat-trick in Saturday's 5-0 thumping of
Hertha Berlin.
Last May, the Poland star striker broke the late Gerd
Mueller's 49-year-old record by scoring 41 goals in a Bundesliga season.
This season, Lewandowski has picked up where he left off
with five goals in three league games.
On Saturday, he passed the milestone of 300 goals for
Bayern, yet his appetite for scoring shows no sign of slowing.
"He has achieved so much in recent years and still has
such a hunger," said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann.
"What makes him special is the variety of his
finishing.
"When you see his power in the air – he's desperate to
score goals."
After Thomas Mueller gave Bayern the lead at the Allianz
Arena, Lewandowski scored with two headers and a tap-in when Leroy Sane
shredded the Berlin defence.
Lewandowski could have finished with four goals as he
deliberately let the ball roll to Mueller, who was unmarked in space to put
Bayern ahead with six minutes gone
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After the final whistle, Mueller was quick to praise
Lewandowski's unselfish gesture.
At the next
level
"He now lets balls through in the penalty area for
someone in a better position, and on paper, you don't get anything for
that," said Mueller.
"I praised him at half-time and we agreed that he is
at the next level.
"He realises that if he plays a little more
unselfishly, he still gets passes from us and scores his goals."
With the end of his career approaching, Lewandowski has few
milestones left to reach.
He won the Champions League with Bayern in 2019/20, was
voted FIFA's best male player of 2020, then finally topped Gerd Mueller's
single-season goal record in the Bundesliga.
On Saturday, he brushed off a question about extending the
league record.
"I don't think about records, I'm just focused on my
task every game," said Lewandowski.
"Whether I set a record or something else is not
important for me.
"The important thing is that the team plays well and
then I benefit from that."
His goals often lead to silverware.
Since joining Bayern in 2014, Lewandowski has won seven
Bundesliga titles to add to the two he won with his former club Dortmund.
This year, his goals could deliver a tenth consecutive
Bundesliga title for Bayern.
He is known for a strict fitness regime, attention to
nutrition and a desire to improve.
He has two years left on his contract and is Bayern's top
earner with a salary of around 20 million euros.
Lewandowski has long been a target for Europe's other top
clubs.
There are reports Lewandowski's agent Pini Zahavi has
enquired whether Paris Saint-Germain want to sign the striker.
But his Bayern team-mates know what they have in
Lewandowski.
"He scored three goals today as a matter of course,
there are many good players in the Bundesliga who take years to score a
hat-trick," insisted Mueller.
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