Lewandowski smashes five past Wolfsburg as Bayern stay perfect

Robert Lewandowski scored five goals in a sensational nine-minute window as Bayern Munich came from behind to hammer last season’s German Cup winners Wolfsburg 5-1 at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night.
The Polish international was brought on at the break with the Wolves leading through Daniel Caligiuri’s strike. Lewandowski bagged his first on 51 minutes and went on to score another four times until the hour mark, his fifth goal of exceptional quality. He’s the first substitute in the league’s history to score five goals in one game and they were the quickest five scored by anybody.
''I'm very satisfied. It was a crazy few minutes,'' Lewandowski said. ''Five goals is incredible. I'm very happy.''
Wolfsburg executed a perfect game plan in the first half. The away side were compact and powerful at the back, while using their quality on the counter-attack. Dante and Naldo were ruthless in defense and the triangle with the pair and Luiz Gustavo looked remarkably composed under pressure from Bayern’s attacking players.
At the other end of the pitch, Max Kruse and Julian Draxler secured possession and allowed the Wolves to build dangerously. Bas Dost led the line after he scored two goals against Hertha Berlin on Saturday, putting his mini-spat with Dieter Hecking to one side — the Wolfsburg coach criticized the Dutchman’s attitude but they soon made up in public.


Draxler has huge shoes to fill this season following his $39 million move from Schalke. The departure of Kevin De Bruyne has left many concerned that Wolfsburg won’t be able to sustain a title challenge this season. However, the 22-year-old was the hub of everything promising for the side in white shirts.

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