Robert Lewandowski's phenomenal goal-scoring
run continued on Tuesday with a hat-trick in Bayern
Munich's 5-0 mauling as Dinamo Zagreb's 45-
match unbeaten run was halted in emphatic
fashion.
Lewandowski again ran riot in the Champions
League home match as Mario Goetze and Douglas
Costa also netted to put Bayern top of Group F
following their 3-0 win at Olympiakos a fortnight
ago before facing Arsenal away in three weeks.
"We played in a very concentrated fashion from the
start and when you take your goal chances, the
game was over after 30 minutes," said Bayern
captain Philipp Lahm.
The Poland hot-shot has now scored 10 goals in his
last three games after netting five in just nine
spectacular minutes of Bayern's 5-1 hammering of
Wolfsburg last Tuesday before claiming two more in
Saturday's 3-0 win at Mainz.
"He's had an unbelievable week behind him,"
admitted Lahm.
The thrashing of Zagreb left Bayern three points
clear of second-placed Olympiakos in the table
following their shock 3-2 win over Arsenal in
London.
This was Zagreb's heaviest away defeat in Europe
as the five-goal difference superseded their 6-2
loss at Real Madrid in the group stages four years
ago.
Lewandowski now has 17 goals for club and
country as Bayern enjoyed an easy win.
Zagreb's performance made a mockery of their 10-
month unbeaten run in all competitions as they only
created their first clear shot on goal with an hour
gone after Bayern had raced into a 4-0 lead at the
break.
Costa opened the floodgate on 13 minutes by
skipping past a defender to beat Zagreb goalkeeper
Eduardo at the near post.
The second followed on 21 minutes when Dinamo's
18-year-old centre-back Filip Benkovic slipped
after heading the ball down, Thiago Alcantara
pounced on the error and his pass found
Lewandowski in acres of space.
Eduardo's night went from bad to worse when he
failed to deal with Goetze's weak shot after an
exchange of passes with Kingsley Coman and the
ball bobbled over the line to the 33-year-old's
dismay on 25 minutes.
Lewandowski claimed his second on 28 minutes
when he met Costa's cross and his shot cannoned
off the underside of the bar to bounce over the line
with the Dinamo defence cut to ribbons.
Lewandowski saved his best goal of the night to
claim his hat-trick.
Costa showed off his dazzling skills with a deft flick
to Thiago, who put Lewandowski in behind the
defence and the Poland striker scooped the ball
over the hapless Eduardo on 55 minutes.
Only a good save from the Portugal national
goalkeeper prevented Lewandowski getting his
fourth when he dived at the striker's feet on 75
minutes.
Shortly after the Croatian double champions had
their first corner as they found themselves
completely outgunned as Bayern fired in 27 shots
on goal to just seven in reply as Lewandowski fired
wide with two clear chances.