Last updated on 19 March 202219 March 2022.From the section European Football
Robert Lewandowski scored twice to move to 31 Bundesliga goals for the season as Bayern Munich thrashed Union Berlin to go seven points clear at the top.
The Poland striker has now scored 30 or more Bundesliga goals in a season five times, equalling the record set by Germany legend Gerd Muller.
His penalty made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time, before tapping home Bayern’s fourth just after the break.
Kingsley Coman and Tanguy Nianzou were also on target.
France winger Coman opened the scoring early with a swerving long-range drive that deceived Union Berlin goalkeeper Andreas Luthe.
Robin Knoche and Taiwo Awoniyi then both went close as the visitors threatened an equaliser.
But it was Bayern who scored next when Nianzou powered home a header from Joshua Kimmich’s corner for his first goal for the club.
It was 3-0 when Lewandowski was fouled by Luthe in the area for a penalty, which he comfortably dispatched.
The 33-year-old wrapped up victory 90 seconds into the second half when he tapped home Jamal Musiala’s low cross.
It was a convincing performance by Julian Nagelsmann’s side, who had drawn their past two league games but remain on course for a record-extending 10th Bundesliga title.
Second-placed Borussia Dortmund can reduce the gap back to four points with a win at Koln on Sunday.
Line-upsBayern MunichFormation 4-1-4-1
1Neuer
44Stanisic23Nianzou2Upamecano21Hernández
6Kimmich
10Sané42Musiala25Müller11Coman
9Lewandowski
1Neuer44Stanisic23NianzouBooked at 74mins2Upamecano21Hernández6KimmichSubstituted forTolissoat 75’minutes10SanéSubstituted forRocaat 75’minutes42MusialaBooked at 51minsSubstituted forSabitzerat 62’minutes25MüllerSubstituted forChoupo-Motingat 75’minutes11ComanSubstituted forGnabryat 68’minutes9LewandowskiSubstitutes3Richards7Gnabry8Goretzka13Choupo-Moting18Sabitzer20Sarr22Roca24Tolisso26UlreichUnion BerlinFormation 3-5-2
1Luthe
3Jaeckel31Knoche25Baumgartl
6Ryerson24Haraguchi8Khedira30Möhwald20Oczipka
27Becker14Awoniyi
1Luthe3Jaeckel31Knoche25BaumgartlBooked at 39mins6Ryerson24HaraguchiSubstituted forUjahat 84’minutes8Khedira30MöhwaldSubstituted forSchäferat 62’minutes20Oczipka27BeckerSubstituted forMichelat 73’minutes14AwoniyiSubstituted forVoglsammerat 62’minutesSubstitutes9Voglsammer10Michel11Ujah13Schäfer17Behrens19Rønnow29Dehl38Somnitz39AbdullahiReferee:Harm Osmers
Attendance:37,000
Live TextMatch ends, FC Bayern München 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 4, 1. FC Union Berlin 0.
Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
Attempt missed. Marc Roca (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Anthony Ujah replaces Genki Haraguchi.
Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Eric Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern München).
Bastian Oczipka (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Roca.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Corentin Tolisso replaces Joshua Kimmich.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Marc Roca replaces Leroy Sané.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Thomas Müller.
Tanguy Nianzou (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tanguy Nianzou (FC Bayern München).
Sven Michel (1. FC Union Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, 1. FC Union Berlin. Sven Michel replaces Sheraldo Becker.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Kingsley Coman.
Offside, 1. FC Union Berlin. András Schäfer tries a through ball, but Andreas Voglsammer is caught offside.
Corner, 1. FC Union Berlin. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.