Robert Lewandowski scores five goals in nine minutes
Robert Lewandowski scored an incredible five goals inside 10 second-half minutes to propel Bayern Munich to a sensational 5-1 victory over Bundesliga title rivals Wolfsburg at the Allianz Arena.
Daniel Caligiuri gave the visitors the lead, but that was wiped out in stunning fashion by the Polish striker, who took matters into his own hands after coming on at half-time, beginning his scoring spree in the 51st minute.
He completed a sensational five-minute hat-trick, added a fourth moments later then took his tally to five on the hour with a brilliant acrobatic volley as Bayern claimed their sixth win from as many matches to go three points clear at the top of the table.
Wolfsburg employed similar tactics to their German Supercup win over Bayern, sitting back and soaking up pressure before hitting quickly on the break.
This gave Bas Dost, restored to the starting XI after being dropped at the weekend, an early chance to beat Manuel Neuer, even if it proved to be a rare opening for the Dutchman, who had given his coach food for thought with a brace as a substitute on Saturday.
Arturo Vidal and Thomas Muller missed the target as Bayern tried to make something out of their possession, but Diego Benaglio had little work to do in the Wolfsburg goal.
Just as Bayern passed through four hours without conceding in all competitions, they fell behind with Caligiuri beating Neuer with a powerful volley inside his near post.
Julian Draxler tested Neuer before the Bayern and Germany number one went walkabout, losing possession in the Wolfsburg half, from where Josuha Guilavogui took aim for the open goal only to find the outside of the
left-hand post.
Guardiola sent Lewandowski and Javier Martinez on for the second half, shifting his players around a little, and it worked just five minutes in with the Pole bringing Bayern level.
Thomas Muller burst through and as the ball got away from him, it teed up Lewandowski to tap in from close range.
He had barely finished celebrating that goal when he put Bayern in front from much further out, beating Benaglio with a low shot from 20 yards.
Lewandowski completed his hat-trick in the 55th minute, first striking the post, then hitting Benaglio before converting at the third time of asking.
He added his and Bayern's fourth three minutes after, volleying in from seven yards out to put the result beyond any doubt.
His hot streak continued with goal number five, an even sweeter volley from the edge of the box which had even Guardiola holding his head in shock on the touchline.
Ricardo Rodriguez denied Lewandowski a sixth with a clearance off the line as Bayern's Polish striker tore like a whirlwind through the Wolfsburg defence, despite being touch and go before kick-off due to injury.
SUMMARY
Lewandowski scored more league goals in nine minutes than...
Liverpool, Newcastle and West Brom have this season
Six of Bayern's Bundesliga rivals have managed
Anyone in the bottom half of La Liga
Seven Serie A sides (league leaders Inter have only matched his nine-minute haul)
Wayne Rooney has in 2015
Mario Balotelli did in his season at Liverpool
Nicklas Bendtner has in over three years
Records fall to devastating Lewandowski
Lewandowski scored the quickest Bundesliga hat-trick (four minutes). Then set a new record for four goals in the same match. And then did likewise for five, too.
He became the first Bundesliga substitute to score more than a hat-trick.
The Pole scored the fastest five-goal haul in a major European league since Opta started recording stats.
He was one short of Dieter Muller's Bundesliga record of six goals in a game, when Cologne beat Werder Bremen 7-2 in 1977.
Lewandowski is the third Bayern player to score five in a game - Gerd Muller did so three times, and Dieter Hoeness once.
And the runs he ended...
Wolfsburg were aiming for a fifth consecutive clean sheet
They were going for a 15th game without defeat - which would have equalled their record
Wolfsburg were halfway to a first win at Bayern in 22 attempts. They have lost 21 of those games.
