Bayern Munich have set a new Bundesliga record with their 102nd league goal of the season against St. Pauli on Saturday.
Leon Goretzka‘s goal meant that Bayern eclipsed the 101 goals that Bayern scored in 1971-72. That was an era when greats like Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Müller propelled Bayern to a famous 11-1 demolition of Borussia Dortmund.
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With five games still to go, Bayern could yet catch the mark set by Manchester City squad featuring Sergio Agüero which set a Premier League record of 106 goals in 2017-18, or Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Real Madrid team which scored 121 in La Liga in 2011-12.
Chasing down either of those targets would be all the more impressive because Bayern have four fewer games to do it in, thanks to the Bundesliga’s 34-game schedule.
The all-time record in Europe’s top five leagues is 125 goals for Torino in Serie A back in 1947-48 in a 40-game season.
It has been an incredible season for Vincent Kompany’s side, who hold a big lead in the Bundesliga.
Bayern set a record for Europe’s top five leagues by winning their first 14 games. During that stretch they became the fastest team in Bundesliga history to reach 50 goals.
Lennart Karl‘s last-gasp winner for Bayern in a 3-2 comeback win over Freiburg last week was Bayern’s 100th Bundesliga goal of the season.
England striker Harry Kane has led the way with 31 league goals as he chases down Robert Lewandowski‘s Bundesliga record of 41. Luis Díaz (15) and Michael Olise (12) have also chipped in with double-digit goals from out wide.
As well as looking certainties for the Bundesliga title, Bayern will welcome Real Madrid to the Allianz Arena on Tuesday with a 2-1 lead in their Champions League quarterfinal, while they face Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup semifinals later this month.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
