UCL: Bayern thrash Red Bull Salzburg

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Bayern Munich 7 - 1 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick inside the opening 23 minutes as Bayern Munich thrashed Red Bull Salzburg to qualify for the next round of the Champions League.

Bayern 7 - 1 Salzburg

The Poland captain confidently stroked home two penalties inside 21 minutes. He was twice recklessly brought down by Salzburg defender Maximilian Wober, the second confirmed after a VAR review.

The first spot-kick was Lewandowski's 40th goal of the season in all competitions. He added his third after chasing down an attempted clearance from visiting goalkeeper Philipp Kohn.

It is the first time a Champions League hat-trick has been completed as early as the 23rd minute. However, it is not the quickest treble in the competition. This is a record held by Bafetimbi Gomis following his three goals in eight minutes for Lyon in a 7-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb. 

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Salzburg had early opportunities with Nicolas Capaldo and Nicolas Seiwald both guilty of failing to convert glorious opportunities.

They had to pay for their awful defending by the deadly Lewandowski. Another mistake in defence then allowed Serge Gnabry to add a fourth with a low shot that squirmed under Kohn, Thomas Muller thumped in a fifth after the break.

On an otherwise bleak night for the visitors, Maurits Kjaergaard did at least manage a consolation with a powerful effort into the top-left corner.

This only seemed to stir Julian Nagelsmann's team back into life, with Muller finishing off a well-worked move for number six. Leroy Sane then thumped home late on to complete the heavy win.

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As you can expect, there was a lot of discussion on this game. One Twitter user pointed out: "Robert Lewandowski is the first player in top-flight European football to score 40 goals across all club competitions in 2021/22. There has now been seven consecutive seasons of 40+ goals for the Polish striker." 

The video below contains Lewandowski's third goal. He is certainly in great form at the moment.

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