Lewandowski, FIFA’s best male player of 2020, has equalled
Mueller’s tally, scored over 34 games in 1971/72, in just 28 league fixtures
this term.
Lewandowski converted a penalty for the champions after 26
minutes to equal the league’s record.
As part of his penalty celebrations, the Poland striker
lifted his match shirt to reveal a picture of Gerd Mueller over the text “4ever
Gerd”.
The fixture was briefly halted after Lewandowski equalled
Mueller’s milestone as his Bayern team-mates made a guard-of-honour on the side
of the pitch which the smiling 32-year-old ran through.
Freiburg drew level almost immediately when Manuel Gulde
headed in at the near post from a corner on 29 minutes after slipping his
marker.
Bayern, who were crowned German champions last weekend for
the ninth season in a row, upped the tempo after the break.
Serge Gnabry had a goal disallowed six minutes into the
second-half after the VAR spotted he was offside in tapping home a Leroy Sane
cross.
However, the Bavarians kept up the pressure and when David
Alaba’s long-range pass found Thomas Mueller in the area just moments later, he
squared for Sane who hit home on 53 minutes.
Freiburg had their chances to equalise as second-half
replacements Lucas Hoeler and Janik Haberer both went close before Christian
Guenter brought the sides level nine minutes from time.
Lewandowski can still break Mueller’s record as Bayern have
one match left of the campaign at home to Augsburg next Saturday.
The former Borussia Dortmund forward, who has scored 47
goals in 39 games in all competitions this season, is set to be crowned the
Bundesliga’s top-scorer for the sixth time in eight years.
His tally of 40 league goals this season includes four
hat-tricks as well as a four-goal haul in Bayern’s nervy 4-3 home win against
Hertha Berlin last October.
(AFP)
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