The spouse of Gerd Mueller says the previous Bayern Munich legend would be joyful to see Robert Lewandowski equal – however not break – his 49-year-old Bundesliga purpose report with the Poland striker only one quick. Lewandowski hit a hat-trick final Saturday as Bayern had been topped Bundesliga champions for the ninth season in a row earlier than their 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach. He is now on 39 league objectives this season — tantalisingly near Mueller’s report of 40 scored within the 1971/72 Bundesliga season. Lewandowski, 32, has two video games left to achieve Mueller’s milestone — away to mid-table Freiburg on Saturday and residential to Augsburg the weekend after on the ultimate day of the season.
Mueller, 75, is presently ill and affected by dementia.
However, his spouse Uschi says the previous Bayern and West Germany star would be joyful for Lewandowski if his report is lastly matched.
During his stellar profession, Mueller scored a complete of 365 objectives in 427 Bundesliga video games, however has been in a care dwelling since November 2015.
“Gerd would be joyful for him,” Uschi Mueller told magazine Sport Bild.
“He would be the first to congratulate him.
“He was always surprised that someone hadn’t caught up with him long ago.
“I am firmly convinced that Lewandowski will do it. He has played a great season, is a hard worker.”
Mueller, nicknamed ‘The Bomber’, scored his 40 objectives in 34 video games throughout an unbelievable season wherein he claimed 4 Bundesliga hat-tricks, in addition to scoring 4 objectives in an 11-1 mauling of Borussia Dortmund and 5 objectives in a 7-0 drubbing of Oberhausen.
Lewandowski’s tally of 39 objectives is all of the extra outstanding as he has solely performed 27 of Bayern’s 32 league video games to date this season.
His excellent hat-trick on Saturday was his fifth within the league this season, which incorporates the 4 objectives he netted for Bayern in a nervy 4-3 dwelling win towards Hertha Berlin final October.
Lewandowski, voted FIFA’s finest male participant of 2020, is among the world’s prime strikers having scored 275 objectives in 348 Bundesliga matches for Bayern and former membership Dortmund.
Mueller’s spouse says comparisons between her husband and Lewandowski are pointless as they arrive from such completely different eras.
“You can’t examine the 2 in any respect. Robert is an athlete, Gerd was an artist,” added Uschi Mueller.
“He was like a rubber ball. Gerd always had two men practically standing on his feet (marking him).
“That is impossible with Lewandowski and his athletic build.”
However, Uschi Mueller additionally kindly requested that Lewandowski equal, not break, her husband’s report.
“As a spouse, I’d somewhat Gerd saved it,” she laughed.
“Dear Robert Lewandowski, 40 goals is enough.”
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