lewandowski had 42 goals for bayern in the 2015–16 season.
lewandowski had 42 goals for bayern in the 2015–16 season.
how many goals does lewandowski have for bayern in the 2015–16 season?
42
on 7 may 2016, lewandowski scored both goals for bayern in a 2–1 win at fc ingolstadt to confirm the bavarian club as champions of germany for the fourth consecutive season. a week later, he scored his 30th goal of the season in bayern's final league match of the season at home to hannover 96. this made him the first foreign player to score 30 goals in the bundesliga, the first player since dieter müller in 1976–77, and secured him the torjägerkanone for the second time in three seasons. he finished the season with 42 goals in 51 matches.
robert lewandowski
as champions, bayern entered champions league in the group stage. on 27 august, in the group stage draw, bayern were drawn against arsenal, olympiacos, and dinamo zagreb. the first match took place on 16 september against olympiacos. this was bayern's 200th champions league match and their first match in greece since 1983. bayern defeated olympiacos 3–0 with two goals from thomas müller and a goal from mario götze. müller's first goal was "looped" into the net from a cross. his second goal came from the penalty spot in stoppage time after kingsley coman was fouled. bayern finished the matchday in first place. before the match, the police in athens were in an altercation with bayern supporters where batons were used. several bayern supporters went to the hospital and had left the hospital by the following day. bayern have lodged an appeal against the incident. then bayern faced dinamo zagreb on 29 september. bayern won the match 5–0 with three goals from robert lewandowski and a goal each from douglas costa and mario götze. lewandowski's three goals brought him up to 10 goals in his last three matches in all competitions. bayern finished the matchday in first place. bayern faced arsenal on 20 october. arsenal won the match 2–0 with goals from olivier giroud and mesut özil. this was bayern's first loss of the season in all competitions. bayern remained in first place. on 4 november, bayern defeated arsenal 5–1. bayern got two goals from thomas müller and a goal each from robert lewandowski, david alaba, and arjen robben. robben's goal came on his first touch after 37 seconds. olivier giroud scored for arsenal. the goal brought him up to three goals in four matches against bayern. this was arsenal's first loss at allianz arena. mesut özil had a goal called back after the referee ruled it that özil put it in with his elbow. bayern remained in first place. on 24 november, bayern won their 100th champions league home match, and won group f, after they defeated olympiacos 4–0 with goals from douglas costa, robert lewandowski, thomas müller, and kingsley coman. holger badstuber, who had started match since april 2015, was sent–off in the 52nd minute. bayern finished the matchday in first place. on 9 december, bayern finished the group stage by winning their fifth match in the group stage after defeating dinamo zagreb 2–0 with two goals from robert lewandowski. thomas müller failed to score from the penalty mark after the ball hit the post. bayern finished the group by winning the group and obtained 15 points from five wins.
2015–16 fc bayern munich season