Robert Lewandowski came on as a substitute at half-time with Bayern Munich losing 1-0 to Wolfsburg and scored five goals in under nine minutes to help them to a 5-1 win on Tuesday night.
Here are some notes:
- Lewandowski's first three goals came in the span of four minutes, the fastest hat trick in Bundesliga history
- Lewandowski is the 14th player to score five goals in a Bundesliga match
- The first Bundesliga player to do so since Michael Tonnies in 1991
- The first Bayern Munich player to do so since Dieter Hoeness in 1984
- Five goals in nine minutes is fastest by a player in Bundesliga history
- Lewandowski is the only substitute to score at least five goals in a Bundesliga match
- The Bundesliga record for most goals in a match is six by Dieter Muller in 1977
- Entering Tuesday, seven Bundesliga clubs had yet to score five goals this season: *
Borussia Monchengladbach 2
Bayer Leverkusen 3
Ingolstadt 3
Augsburg 4
Darmstadt 4
Hannover 4
Hoffenheim 4
* - Through five matches