Bundesliga: Schick and Haaland are chasing Lewandowski

However, Bayer drew 2-2 at home against Hoffenheim, conceding two goals late in the game, while Borussia Dortmund won at home against last-placed Greuther Fuerth 3-0.

On Tuesday, Lewandowski also scored twice in Bayern Munich’s 5-0 away match against VfB Stuttgart. The Pole has 18 league goals this season, and 42 goals in the ending year, which he equaled the Bundesliga record.

So often in one calendar year there was only one player in Bundesliga history – Gerd Mueller 49 years ago. However, Lewandowski will have one opportunity to improve on this achievement. On Friday, Bayern will join VfL Wolfsburg in the 17th round, the last one before the Christmas and New Years break.

In the calendar year in the club and the Polish national team, he scored a total of 68 goals and one goal stands between him and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013. Another outstanding shooter of recent years – Argentine Lionel Messi – scored 91 hits in official appearances in 2012.

However, in the Bundesliga scorers’ classification, the rivals are not letting go. Schick scored a total of eight goals in the last three matches and has 16 of them. In turn, Haaland, Lewandowski’s main rival in the competition for the crown of the top scorer of the previous season, has scored 13 goals so far.

Bayern is 40 points ahead of Borussia Dortmund by six. The third Bayer Leverkusen is already 12 points behind.

Bundesliga – results of Wednesday matches

Borussia Moenchengladbach – Eintracht Frankfurt 2: 3 (1: 1)

Union Berlin – SC Freiburg 0-0

FC Augsburg — RB Lipsk 1:1 (0:1)

Borussia Dortmund – Greuther Fuerth 3: 0 (1: 0)

Bayer Leverkusen – Hoffenheim 2: 2 (1: 0)

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