After a gap of about a couple of months due to the menace of the coronavirus, the Bundesliga 2020 has returned to action and here was Robert Lewandowski making the most of the first match. Not only did he become the trending name for the goal he scored but also for the record attached to it.  As Union Berlin hosted Bayern Munich yesterday the visitors walked away with a 2-0. Robert Lewandowski not only scored the first goal of the match but became the first player to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s prolific record of scoring 40 goals in five consecutive seasons. The Polish player converted a penalty into a goal at the 40th minute of the match to get this record. UNN 0-2 BAY, Bundesliga 2019-20 Match Result: Bayern Munich Restore Four-Point Lead After Win Over Union Berlin.

It took him 34 appearances in the Bundesliga 2019-20 games score 40 goals. With this, the Polish player has also challenged Germany’s Gerd Muller who had the record of scoring 40 goals in one season. Back in 2016-17, he got the number of 40 in the matter of ten games which was quite a better record back then as compared to his current streak. The netizens hailed the record on social media. Check out the stats below:

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Check out the video of the goal below:

Talking about the match, Benjamin Pavard was another one who scored the goal at the 80th minute of the match thus taking the team to 2-0 win. With this, Bayern Munich got a four-point lead against their contemporaries Borussia Dortmund. Munich now has 58 points in their kitty and Dortmund stands on number two with 54 points against their name.

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