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SCORES 300TH BUNDESLIGA GOAL

Robert Lewandowski’s march into the Bundesliga record books was fast and fascinating. He claimed some impressive long-standing marks and, along the way, crossed into the rarest of all territory. Early in 2022, he became just the second player ever in league history to reach 300 goals, and he got there by delivering a hat trick during a 4–0 win against Cologne. Lewandowski punched in his first goal nine minutes into the action and then scored a pair of second-half goals within a 12-minute span to reach the momentous milestone. He grabbed ownership of several of the great striker Gerd Müller’s seasonal records during his prolific goal-scoring career at Bayern Munich, though Müller’s record of 365 Bundesliga goals is safe now that Lewandowski has joined Barca in La Liga. Lewandowski is gracious when talking about Müller, who passed away in 2021 at age 75, crediting him with setting high standards for other players to strive for.

Robert Lewandowski scored his 300th goal in the Bundesliga as part of a hat trick he netted in a win over Cologne in January of 2022.

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