

The inspirational striker had famously created history by plundering five goals in just nine minutes of a Bundesliga match against Wolfsburg in September 2015. Robert Lewandowski scored the third hat-trick of his UEFA Champions League career, and second time of hitting four in a game against Red Star Belgrade. Marco Reus and Felipe Santana both scored in injury-time to turn that tie in Dortmund's favour, but even more drama - with Lewandowski at the centre of it - would follow in the first leg of the semi-final. The ex-Lech Poznan forward struck again in the last-16 success against Shakhtar Donetsk, and also netted in a dramatic 3-2 victory over Malaga in the quarter-finals. Lewandowski added to his reputation by netting the opener in a 2-1 home win over Real Madrid in that same season, before scoring twice in the return match against Ajax to help BVB reach the knockout stage. It's something we would all become used to seeing.Ģ) A record-breaking four goals against Real Madrid He took out the defender and smashed it home – that's the type of nerve you have to have." "He had one or two chances before that but as a classic and typical goalscorer, he stayed totally calm in that situation. "It was a spectacular bit of skill from Robert Lewandowski," Dortmund head coach Jürgen Klopp said afterwards.

Controlling a Lukasz Piszczek header near the penalty spot, he held off his marker and then cleverly dummied a shot, before making the most of the yard of space he'd created by thrashing home the only goal. Lewandowski, though, grabbed one last chance with three minutes remaining. Robert Lewandowski's last-gasp winner against Ajax set Borussia Dortmund on their way in 2012/13.
