Robert Lewandowski's blistering pace to the Bundesliga goalscoring record went into hyperdrive on Saturday with a first-half hat trick against Stuttgart, setting him just five back of Gerd Müller's 40-goal single-season record with eight games left to play.
The Bayern Munich star started his scoring spree in the 17th minute, stabbing at a low Serge Gnabry cross after slipping past his defender at point-blank range. Just one minute after a beautiful team goal finished by Gnabry in the 22nd minute, Lewandowski added his second when he was left to roam inside the penalty area for an unmarked header.