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Bayern Munich 5 Dinamo Zagreb 0: Hat-trick hero Lewandowski ends visitors' streak

Robert Lewandowski continued his sparkling form, scoring a hat-trick as Bayern Munich made a mockery of Dinamo Zagreb's 45-match unbeaten run with a 5-0 Champions League rout at the Allianz Arena.

Croatian champions Dinamo had not lost a competitive match since a 1-0 reverse to Astra in the Europea League last November and beat Arsenal in their Group F opener.

But Bayern's gulf in class was evident from the start of Tuesday's contest with Lewandowski once more leading by example by making it 10 goals in his past three outings.

Pep Guardiola's side were rampant in the first half and raced into a 4-0 lead after 28 minutes, Lewandowski tapping in the second after Douglas Costa had opened the scoring.

The Poland international then finished a fine move to complete his hat-trick after the break, as Bayern - who have won all seven of their Bundesliga matches this season - warmed up perfectly for Sunday's clash with rivals Borussia Dortmund.

Lewandowski was allowed a free run across the area and his side-footed shot from Costa's corner hit the underside of the crossbar and was judged to have crossed the line.

Lewandowski nearly had a fourth but just failed to make contact with David Alaba's low cross, while Gotze saw an effort rebound off the outside of the left-hand post.