Champions League: Robert Lewandowski nets earliest hat-trick ever for Bayern Munich vs RB Salzburg

Robert Lewandowski nets the earliest hat-trick in Champions League HISTORY by scoring three times for Bayern Munich in opening 23 MINUTES against RB Salzburg… and the goals were just 11 minutes apart!

  • Robert Lewandowski set a new Champions League record on Tuesday night
  • The Bayern Munich ace scored a hat-trick within 23 minutes vs RB Salzburg
  • It was the earliest hat-trick that has ever been scored in the Champions League
  • Lewandowski pipped Marco Simone’s 24-minute hat-trick for AC Milan in 1996 

Robert Lewandowski bagged the earliest hat-trick in Champions League history to help Bayern Munich blow RB Salzburg out of the water on Tuesday night.

Bayern cruised Salzburg in the second leg of their last-16 clash following a 1-1 draw between the two sides in last month’s opener.

It was Lewandowski who put them out of sight within 23 minutes of the Munich decider, which goes down as the earliest hat-trick the competition has ever seen.

Robert Lewandowski bagged the earliest hat-trick in Champions League history on Tuesday

His first two strikes on the night came from the penalty spot; opening the scoring inside the 12th minute after Maximilian Wober brought him down inside the box, before doubling their lead nine minutes later when the Salzburg defender felled him once more.

And merely 11 minutes after his opener, Lewandowski sealed the earliest ever Champions League hat-trick when a loose ball bounced off the post and allowed him to tap into an empty net. 

The Poland international’s three goals came just a minute earlier than previous record-holder Marco Simone, who achieved the feat in 24 minutes of AC Milan’s 2-1 defeat against Rosenborg back in 1996.

He opened the scoring from the penalty spot in Bayern Munich's last-16 clash with RB Salzburg

He opened the scoring from the penalty spot in Bayern Munich’s last-16 clash with RB Salzburg

Lewandowski then doubled Bayern's lead nine minutes later again from 12 yards

Lewandowski then doubled Bayern’s lead nine minutes later again from 12 yards

The Poland striker put the icing on the cake by tapping in from close range two minutes later

The Poland striker put the icing on the cake by tapping in from close range two minutes later

Tuesday’s hat-trick was the latest high point of another breathtaking season for Lewandowski, taking his overall tally to a staggering 42 goals in 35 appearances.

He was not the only Bayern man to find the back of the net against Salzburg, nevertheless, as Serge Gnabry added a fourth for the hosts in the 31st minute.

Kingsley Coman collected the ball and picked out Gnabry, who bundled the ball home at the far post to make it 4-0.

And nine minutes into the second, Thomas Muller got in on the act by rifling past Philipp Kohn from inside the box.

Maurits Kjaergaard pulled one back for Salzburg with 20 minutes remaining, but Bayern’s first-half demolition job ensured it was nothing but a consolation.

Muller and Leroy Sane then converted another two for the hosts to complete a 7-1 thrashing on the night.