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Milestone: Robert 'Lewan'Goalski' equals Gerd Muller's 40-goal season record from 1971/72

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Football - Bundesliga - SC Freiburg v Bayern Munich - Schwarzwald-Stadion, Freiburg, Germany - May 15, 2021. Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski in action. [REUTERS/Thomas Kienzle]

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski on Saturday equalled Gerd Muller's 49-year-old German league goal record when he scored with a 26th minute penalty in their 2-2 draw at Freiburg to take his season tally to 40 goals.

The Poland striker is already second on the all-time scorers list in the Bundesliga, with 276 goals, behind only Mueller's 365. He has one more chance to break Mueller's 1971/72 record, with one game left in the season.

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