Substitute Robert lewandowski made Bundesliga history on Tuesday after scoring five goals in the space of nine minutes as Bayern Munich came from behind to rout Wolfsburg 5-1 and move top of the standings.
“I’m very satisfied. It was a crazy few minutes,” said lewandowski, who scored the league’s quickest ever hat trick and five goals. “Five goals is incredible. I’m very happy.”
His feelings of amazement were shared by Bayern coach Pep Guardiola. “I don’t think I’ll see it again,” Guardiola said. “Football is crazy sometimes.”
Daniel Caligiuri fired the visitors ahead in the 27th. Bayern was 1-0 down at the break for the third time in six games this season.
But then lewandowski came on for the second half and changed everything. He equalized in the 51st, put Bayern ahead a minute later, and completed his hat trick when he hit the post, then the goalkeeper and kept going till he scored. Three goals in three minutes, 22 seconds. It was the Bundesliga’s fastest hat trick ever, bettering Michael Toennies’ five-minute feat against Karlsruher SC goalkeeper Oliver Kahn on Aug. 27, 1991 for Duisburg.
Still lewandowski wasn’t done. The Poland striker scored again in the 57th and claimed another goal three minutes after that, when he met Mario Goetze’s cross with a scissor kick into the top corner.
He might have claimed a sixth — only for Ricardo Rodriguez to block his effort on the line in the 69th.
Bayern moved three points ahead of Dortmund with its sixth win from six games.
Atletico wins
BARCElONA: Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann struck two goals for a 2-0 win against crosstown rival Getafe on Tuesday.
Griezmann continued his strong start to the season with his fourth and fifth goals in six games in all competitions. Atletico moved above Barcelona on 12 points each. The France forward put Atletico in front in fourth minute before rounding off with a second in the 90th.
Elsewhere, Espanyol’sVictor Alvarez scored his first goal in 61 first-division appearances to beat Valencia 1-0.
Easy for Man City
lONDON: Manchester City bounced back from its shock league loss to West Ham at the weekend by scoring four goals in the first 36 minutes to beat Sunderland 4-1 in the league Cup third round on Tuesday.
Sergio Aguero fired home a ninth-minute penalty to give City the lead and Kevin De Bruyne made it 2-0 in the 25th. Vito Mannone conceded an unfortunate own goal eight minutes later. Sterling got on the scoresheet three minutes later, while Sunderland grabbed a second-half consolation goal through Ola Toivonen.
Elsewhere, Second-tier Hull claimed a Premier league scalp as David Meyler’s first-half effort sunk 2013 winners Swansea 1-0 at the KC Stadium.
Rudy Gestede headed a 62nd minute winner as Aston Villa edged home 1-0 in a tight Midlands derby with Birmingham at Villa Park.
Everton survived a scare as it came from behind to beat Reading 2-1.
Costa banned
lONDON: Chelsea striker Diego Costa was banned for three matches on Tuesday after a charge of violent conduct during his team’s 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge was upheld by a disciplinary panel.
Costa appeared to raise his hands to Arsenal’s laurent Koscielny. FA issued a statement on Tuesday, saying “The Chelsea forward will serve the standard penalty of a three-match suspension with immediate effect.”
Earlier on Tuesday, Arsenal defender Gabriel Paulista won an appeal against his red card for confronting Costa after the initial incident during the weekend’s showcase.
However, Gabriel still faces a separate charge of improper conduct for his reaction after being shown the red card by Dean. The Brazilian failed to immediately leave the pitch and then tried to confront Costa before being restrained by his teammates.