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Lewandowski passes Pizarro as Bundesliga´s top foreign scorer

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 9 Mar 2019

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Robert Lewandowski has become the top foreign goalscorer in Bundesliga history.

The Poland international hit Bayern Munich’s second goal against Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday to move onto 196 in the competition, passing veteran Peru attacker Claudio Pizarro, who played for Bayern earlier in his career.

He will rarely have scored easier goals either as Serge Gnabry, who had given Bayern the lead, squared the ball for Lewandowski to slot home into an open goal.

The Poland star then
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added a second with a header from a Franck Ribery cross five minutes from time.

He now has 17 Bundesliga goals this season, extending his incredible record against Wolfsburg.

Lewandowski has scored in eight consecutive matches against Wolfsburg, having famously hit five goals in a nine-minute spell after coming off the bench in 2015-16.

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