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FABULOUS 41 It took Robert Lewandowski just 31 minutes to score his first goal in the opening match of the 2020–2021 Bundesliga season against Schalke 04 in mid-September, and that was just the start of a slew of spectacular shot-making that would torment goalkeepers throughout the league in the months to follow. By the time the Bayern Munich striker entered the final match of the season against Augsburg in May, he had scored a hefty 40 goals, tied for best-ever in the league with former Bayern star Gerd Müller, who hit that mark back in 1971–1972. Demonstrating his flair for the dramatic, Lewandowski pounced on a loose rebound in the 90th minute of that final match and slipped the ball into the net for record-making No. 41 to put an exclamation point on a season of sensational production never seen before in the Bundesliga. It also marked the fourth straight season he led the league in scoring.

Robert Lewandowski scored a record 41 goals in the Bundesliga during the 2020–2021 season.

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