Bayern smash scoring record

Bayern Munich pushed their Bundesliga scoring total to 105 on April 11, setting a new single-season league record in a 5-0 win at St. Pauli. (bundesliga.com) Jamal Musiala scored Bayern’s 101st league goal in the ninth minute at Millerntor-Stadion, matching the club mark from 1971-72. Leon Goretzka then hit the record-breaker in the 53rd minute, and Michael Olise, Nicolas Jackson and Raphaël Guerreiro stretched the total to 105. (bundesliga.com) The old benchmark had stood for 54 years and belonged to Bayern’s 1971-72 title-winning side, a team that included Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier, Uli Hoeneß and Gerd Müller. Bayern had reached 100 goals the previous week in a 3-2 win over Freiburg. (espn.com, bundesliga.com) The record lands in Vincent Kompany’s first Bundesliga season in charge. After 29 matchdays, Bayern had five league games left and had already become the first team in league history to move beyond 101 goals in a season. (bundesliga.com) Bayern’s attack has not depended on one player in one match. Harry Kane started on the bench against St. Pauli before the Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Real Madrid, and Bayern still produced five different goalscorers’ contributions across the night. (espn.com) The scoring pace sits alongside a commanding league position. Bayern were listed first in the Bundesliga table with 76 points and a goals-for column of 105 after the St. Pauli result, while Borussia Dortmund were second on 64 points. (bundesliga.com, espn.com) That gap means the goals record is arriving during a title run, not a late-season flourish from a team chasing the top four. Bayern’s 5-0 win over St. Pauli was their 24th league victory of the campaign. (espn.com, bundesliga.com) With five Bundesliga matches still to play after April 11, Bayern have room to push the record higher. The number that stood untouched from 1972 is now 105 and counting. (bundesliga.com)