The Poland commander, on his 100th beginning in the opposition, unhesitatingly stroked home two punishments inside 21 minutes, after two times being wildly brought somewhere near Salzburg protector Maximilian Wober, the second affirmed after a VAR audit.

The main spot-kick, cleared into the base left corner, was Lewandowski's 40th objective of the period in all rivalries.

He added his third subsequent to pursuing down an endeavored leeway from visiting goalkeeper Philipp Kohn to tap in from short proximity.

It is whenever a Champions first association full go-around has been finished as soon as the 23rd moment, in spite of the fact that it isn't the speediest high pitch in the opposition, with that record held by Bafetimbi Gomis following his three objectives quickly for Lyon in a 7-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb in 2011.

Bayern's fast beginning put them immovably in charge of a game that had been charged as "go big or go home" by some in the Bavarian media after the six-time victors were held to a disheartening 1-1 attract the principal leg in Austria.

Matthias Jaissle's Salzburg had early possibilities with Nicolas Capaldo and Nicolas Seiwald both at fault for neglecting to change over great open doors.

They were made to pay for their iniquity by the destructive Lewandowski before one more error in protection permitted Serge Gnabry to add a fourth with a low shot that wriggled under Kohn, while Thomas Muller pounded in a fifth after the break.

On a generally depressing night for the guests Maurits Kjaergaard did essentially mange a relief with a strong exertion into the upper left corner.

In any case, that simply appeared to mix Julian Nagelsmann's group once again into life, with Muller polishing off an all around worked move for number six preceding Leroy Sane pounded home late on.

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Lewandowski masterclass moves Bayern

Much had been made of Bayern's guarded weaknesses after they just scratched a late attract the main leg, and Salzburg seemed to have genuine any desire for turning into the primary Austrian group to arrive at the last eight of this opposition starting around 1985.

Yet, when it came to it they basically had no response to a masterclass at the Allianz Arena, with Lewandowski the impetus for a straightforward yet merciless night's work by the hosts.

The 33-year-old two times outsmarted Wober to establish the vibe for the subsequent leg and his third - as he arrived at 85 Champions League objectives in three less matches than Lionel Messi and 17 preceding Cristiano Ronaldo - was about his assurance to continue onward.

After Ronaldo (seven) and Messi (five), Lewandowski is currently just the third player to score at least 10 objectives in at least three unique Champions League crusades.

What's more, not content to settle for the status quo subsequent to turning into the top scorer in this season's opposition, Lewandowski was likewise engaged with Muller's prior second teeing up Sane for Bayern's seventh of the evening.

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