Friday, May 14, 2021 at 11:37 AM• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 11:40

Paul Breitner is very impressed with the performance that Robert Lewandowski delivers in the Bayern Munich shirt. The former player of der Rekordmeister, accurate and victorious in the 1974 World Cup final against the Dutch national team, is almost convinced that the Polish top scorer will surpass club icon Gerd Müller’s record of 40 goals in a Bundesliga season.

“I have no doubt that Lewandowski will break Gerd Müller’s record of 40 hits,” Breitner said in the club magazine. 51. “His qualities are extraordinary and his desire to score I have only seen with Gerd Müller for the past five decades. He is never satisfied and wants to score ten goals in every game. And if Lewandowski could continue for three more years at Bayern without being seriously injured. Gerd Müller’s record of 365 Bundesliga goals is also in jeopardy. Lewandowski has 39 goals with two league matches to go. In total he managed to produce 328 hits in 438 matches in the Bundesliga.

And I’m also sure that if that had been possible, Gerd would sit in the stands at Bayern and give his approval every time Lewandowski scored. Gerd is such a great and righteous person, he would enjoy it immensely. “adds Breitner. The now 75-year-old Müller was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a few years ago and since the beginning of 2015, the former top scorer of Bayern, maker of the winning goal against the the Dutch in the 1974 World Cup final, has been staying in a nursing home.

Breitner sees similarities between himself and Lewandowski when it comes to taking penalties. “A goalkeeper must always choose a corner first to have a realistic chance of making a save. Lewandowski takes full advantage of that, just as I used to do. Everyone knows what is going to happen, but Lewandowski’s delayed run-up means that a “Goalkeeper almost react and make a choice. That is inevitable. A small twitch and it’s already over for the goalkeeper.” Incidentally, it is still uncertain whether Lewandowski will be fit in time for the game with SC Freiburg. On Thursday, the striker had to stop training due to an injury.