Bayern chase 54-year record after hitting 100 league goals in 28 matches | OneFootball

Bayern Munich could break the Bundesliga single-season scoring mark this weekend, having reached 100 goals in 28 rounds with Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Luis Diaz spearheading a rampant attack.

Le Progres notes the 54-year record stands at 101, a total Bayern can equal or pass on Saturday against St. Pauli, a league match wedged between their Champions League meetings with Real Madrid.

That landmark across 34 rounds has been reached only three times, all by Bayern. In 1971-72 they finished on 101, with Gerd Müller scoring 40, after a 5-1 final-day win over Schalke. In 2019-20 they hit 100, aided by Robert Lewandowski’s 36, closing with a 4-0 victory at Wolfsburg under health protocols.

This term Bayern got there six matches early. At 18:30 in Hamburg on Saturday, Vincent Kompany’s side have a first chance to set a new mark, averaging 3.57 goals per match, a pace that would yield 121 if sustained. It is not simply a weaker league, since they lead Dortmund by nine points and are scoring 3.09 per game in the Champions League.

Kane has 31 in 28 league outings. Joshua Kimmich credits a genuine collective and says Bayern can score from counters, set pieces, patient possession or rapid transitions.

The arrivals of Olise in summer 2024 and Diaz last summer have bolstered Kane. The wingers draw comparisons with Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry, operating alongside a 32-year-old Kane, whereas that Franco-Dutch pair were nearing twilight when Lewandowski was at his peak.

Sporting director Christoph Freund highlights the team’s work-rate and hunger, noting threats across the pitch. He says the record will fall, but insists the priority is the title and sustaining performances, with the rest secondary.

Source: Le Progres