Match ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, FC Bayern München 6.
RB SalzburgFC Red Bull Salzburg2Bayern MunichBayern Munich6
Bayern Munich thrashed Red Bull Salzburg to maintain their 100% record in the 2020-21 Champions League.
Mergim Berisha put the hosts ahead but Robert Lewandowski's penalty made it 1-1 and an own goal from home defender Rasmus Kristensen put Bayern ahead.
Salzburg substitute Masaya Okugawa equalised before Jerome Boateng headed in Bayern's third from a corner.
Leroy Sane curled in a fourth goal, Lewandowski headed a fifth and Lucas Hernandez added a sixth in injury time.
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European champions Bayern have won all three of their Champions League matches this season and are five points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid, who drew 1-1 away at Lokomotiv Moscow in the other Group A match.
If Bayern win the return against Red Bull Salzburg on 25 November they will qualify for the last 16 with two games to spare.
Bayern trailed early on in the match played behind closed doors but thought they had a chance to equalise from the penalty spot when Dominik Szoboszlai was adjudged to have fouled Hernandez.
However, with the ball on the spot and Lewandowski ready to take it, the referee checked on the VAR monitor and changed his mind.
Lewandowski did however convert a penalty later in the first half to bring his side level after Thomas Muller had been brought down by Enock Mwepu.
Kristensen's own goal, from Muller's cross, put Bayern ahead and Kingsley Coman went close to adding a third, but his shot hit the crossbar.
Salzburg's Okugawa scored within a minute of coming on after Andre Ramalho's fine pass but Boateng's 79th-minute header from Joshua Kimmich's corner restored the German side's lead.
Former Manchester City winger Sane made it 4-2 before Lewandowski and Hernandez scored two more as Salzburg capitulated.
Bayern are now in a strong position to move into the last 16 of the Champions League for a 13th successive season.
More goals for Lewandowski
Lewandowski's two goals take him up to 70 in the Champions League, which is fourth on the overall list behind Cristiano Ronaldo (130), Lionel Messi (117) and Raul (71).
The top 10 is as follows:
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus) 130
- Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 117
- Raul (Real Madrid, Schalke) 71
- Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich) 70
- Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid) 67
- Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid) 56
- Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona) 50
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris St-Germain, Manchester United) 48
- Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea) 48
- Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 46 and Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) 46
The 32-year-old Poland striker has now scored 12 goals in 10 club games for Bayern in all competitions in 2020-21, as well as two goals in two matches for his country.
Since joining Bayern from Borussia Dortmund in July 2014, Lewandowski has scored 257 times in 297 games and has a career total of more than 400 career club goals as well as 63 goals in 114 international appearances.
In 2019-20, Lewandowski scored 59 goals in 53 games for club and country as Bayern won the Bundesliga and Champions League double.
Line-ups
RB Salzburg
- 1Stankovic
- 43Kristensen
- 15Ramalho
- 39Wöber
- 17Ulmer
- 45MwepuBooked at 85mins
- 19CamaraBooked at 53mins
- 16JunuzovicSubstituted forOkugawaat 65'minutes
- 8BerishaSubstituted forOnguénéat 76'minutes
- 14Szoboszlai
- 7KoitaSubstituted forOkaforat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Ashimeru
- 5Vallci
- 6Onguéné
- 22Solet
- 25Farkas
- 31Coronel
- 33Walke
- 37Okugawa
- 77Okafor
Bayern Munich
- 1Neuer
- 5PavardBooked at 23minsSubstituted forSarrat 74'minutes
- 17Boateng
- 27Alaba
- 21Hernández
- 6Kimmich
- 24TolissoSubstituted forMartínez Aguinagaat 74'minutes
- 7GnabryBooked at 68minsSubstituted forDouglas Costaat 90+1'minutes
- 25MüllerSubstituted forMusialaat 90+1'minutes
- 29ComanSubstituted forSanéat 75'minutes
- 9Lewandowski
Substitutes
- 8Martínez Aguinaga
- 10Sané
- 11Douglas Costa
- 13Choupo-Moting
- 14Zirkzee
- 20Sarr
- 22Roca
- 35Nübel
- 42Musiala
- Referee:
- Danny Makkelie
Match Stats
Home TeamRB SalzburgAway TeamBayern Munich
- Possession
- Home41%
- Away59%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away21
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away10
- Corners
- Home10
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away13
Live Text
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Second Half ends, FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, FC Bayern München 6.
Goal!
Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, FC Bayern München 6. Lucas Hernández (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Douglas Costa replaces Serge Gnabry.
Substitution
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Thomas Müller.
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Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Maximilian Wöber.
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Attempt saved. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
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Attempt saved. André Ramalho (FC Red Bull Salzburg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Camara.
Goal!
Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, FC Bayern München 5. Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javi Martínez with a cross.
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Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.
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Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Jérôme Boateng.
Booking
Enock Mwepu (FC Red Bull Salzburg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Lucas Hernández (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Enock Mwepu (FC Red Bull Salzburg).
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Corner, FC Red Bull Salzburg. Conceded by Javi Martínez.
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Foul by Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München).
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Mohamed Camara (FC Red Bull Salzburg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!
Goal! FC Red Bull Salzburg 2, FC Bayern München 4. Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
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Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
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