Bayern Munich CRUSH Wolfsburg to go nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga before winter break... as Robert Lewandowski sets new record of 43 league goals in a calendar year
- Bayern Munich thrashed Wolfsburg 4-0 to continue Bundesliga domination
- The win took the champions nine points clear at the table's summit
- Robert Lewandowski broke the record for the most league goals in a one year
- Thomas Muller opened the scoring from close range in his 400th league game
Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller celebrated his 400th Bundesliga appearance with a goal and an assist as the champions crushed Wolfsburg 4-0 on Friday to go into the winter break with a nine-point lead at the top.
Top scorer Robert Lewandowski also broke the record for most league goals in a calendar year three minutes from the end, volleying in his 43rd strike for 2021 to better Gerd Muller's 42-goal run from 1972.
Thomas Muller opened their account, tapping in on the rebound in the seventh minute after keeper Koen Casteels had palmed a Serge Gnabry shot into his path.
![Bayern Munich thrashed Wolfsburg 4-0 in the Bundesliga with four separate goalscorers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/17/21/51937653-0-image-a-40_1639776190895.jpg)
Bayern Munich thrashed Wolfsburg 4-0 in the Bundesliga with four separate goalscorers
![Robert Lewandowski rounded off a ruthless evening by scoring goal number four](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/17/21/51937651-0-image-a-41_1639776233746.jpg)
Robert Lewandowski rounded off a ruthless evening by scoring goal number four
He then set up Dayot Upamecano with a clever chip to head in their second goal in the 57th before Leroy Sane curled a superb shot into the top far corner two minutes later to put the game to bed.
Lewandowski was desperate to end the year on a high after missing out on the world player of the year award to Lionel Messi but first fired over the bar in the 66th and was then denied at point-blank range by Casteels with a superb piece of goalkeeping.
But he did not miss from close range in the 66th to hand toothless Wolfsburg their fourth consecutive league loss and their seventh straight defeat in all competitions.
![Lewandowski's late strike saw his surpass Gerd Muller's record for Bundesliga goals in a year](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/17/21/51938001-0-image-a-50_1639776808761.jpg)
Lewandowski's late strike saw his surpass Gerd Muller's record for Bundesliga goals in a year
![Thomas Muller marked his 400th appearance for Bayern with a goal and an assist](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/12/17/21/51937655-0-image-a-42_1639776387156.jpg)
Thomas Muller marked his 400th appearance for Bayern with a goal and an assist
The Wolves drop to 12th place, three points above the relegation playoff spot.
Bayern, chasing a record-extending 10th straight league crown, are on 43 points, with Borussia Dortmund, in second place on 34, travelling to Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
The Bundesliga will break for three weeks and then resume on January 7.
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