The prolific Pole was one of the names on the scoresheet as Die Roten went seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table.
Robert Lewandowski reached 500 career goals in Bayern Munich’s victory over on Thursday.
Lewandowski latched onto Joshua Kimmich’s lobbed pass over the top of the Schalke defense and thrust the ball into the back of the next from a tight angle to score his landmark goal.
The Bayern No.9 joined the elite company of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic with his strike as one of only four active players to hit the tally of five-century career goals.
Also, the strike saw him become the first player in Bundesliga history to net in eight successive away games.
The 2020 Best FIFA Men’s Player has netted a stunning 23 times in 17 league outings so far, and three more in the Champions League this season.
Thomas Muller scored a brace while David Alaba was also on target as the champions opened up a seven-point gap at the top of Bundesliga with a 4-0 win at Veltins-Arena.
Bayern Munich, who have amassed 48 points from their opening 16 games, play host to Hoffenheim in their next match on Saturday.
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