Schalke 0-4 Bayern Munich: Lewandowski banks 500th career goal

Schalke 0-4 Bayern Munich: Robert Lewandowski banks 500th career goal as Thomas Muller nets double to send Bundesliga leaders seven points clear

  • Leaders Bayern Munich travelled to 18th placed Schalke on Sunday afternoon 
  • Thomas Muller scored first after 33 minutes from Joshua Kimmich’s cross
  • Robert Lewandowski then scored his 500th senior goal in the 54th minute   
  • Muller added another header before David Alaba scored a late long-ranger  

Robert Lewandowski’s 500th career goal helped Bayern Munich canter past Bundesliga basement boys Schalke, moving the leaders seven points clear at the top.

The Pole joins Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as the only active players to reach the milestone, scoring on-the-spin after 54 minutes.

By that point Bayern were already ahead, with Thomas Muller nodding in a wonderful cross from Joshua Kimmich after 33 minutes.  

Robert Lewandowski scored as Bayern Munich eased past Schalke on Sunday afternoon 

The Polish centre-forward moved to 500 career goals with his strike, spinning and firing in low 

Schalke stay rock-bottom of the Bundesliga while Bayern moved seven-points clear at the top

Schalke suffered a late collapse to turn the score-line into a rout, with Muller rising for another header before Ralf Fahrmann spilled David Alaba’s long-range effort in the final seconds. 

With title rivals RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund all losing on Friday and Saturday, Bayern are firmly on course for a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title.

After 18 games, Bayern have 42 points with second-placed Leipzig on 35, while Leverkusen and Wolfsburg both have 32.

Thomas Muller scored two headers in the match, one in each half to continue stellar form 

Muller’s assist was his ninth of the season and he also bagged his ninth goal of the campaign

Joshua Kimmich notched a hat-trick of assists, with his first for Muller an unstoppable cross 

David Alaba finished off the performance with a long-range strike spilled by Ralf Fahrmann




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