Lewandowski set new records as Bayern Munich thrashed Red Bull Salzburg with 7 goals to 1.
Over on the English and Italian side of things, Liverpool barely survived Inter Milan to make it to the next round of the UEFA Champions League.
The German champions Bayern Munich came right out of the gates with an aggressive attack after a 1-1 draw in the first leg. Lewandowski scored his hat trick with 2 penalties even before the clock hit 23 minutes. This made it the earliest treble scored by any player in Champions League history since the year 1996. The old record was just a minute more at 24.
Even Muller got on the scoreboard with his 2 goals in the second half. Salzburg did pull one goal back after 5 received but it wasn’t enough to create any sort of momentum. Bayern easily finished off with two more.
Over at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, the home side took on Inter Milan once more after their 2-0 win in Italy. The reds went in with the lead and tried to increase it on multiple occasions with Salah missing twice.
They were however saved as Alexis Sanchez’s careless fouls got him sent out of the game with a red card. The Chilean made one foul in each half with his legs not straight and studs pointed out. This left the referee with no option and had to send off Alexis Sanchez. This changed the entire momentum of the game as Inter could now not make as many runs and attempts with only 10 men on the field.
Liverpool and Bayern Munich have now reached the next stage which will be the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League 2021-22. They will await the remaining matches happening tonight and next week. Tonight City will face Sporting after beating them 5-1 and a leading PSG will face Real Madrid.