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Bayern crush Salzburg 6-2 to make it 14 wins in a row

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - November 3, 2020 Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich celebrates after the match REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

Bayern Munich came from behind to crush RB Salzburg 6-2 with two goals from Robert Lewandowski on Tuesday, stretching their record winning run in the Champions League to 14 consecutive games and leading their group by five points after three games.

The Bavarians, who have won five titles in 2020 including the Champions League, went behind after only four minutes when Mergim Berisha was left completely unmarked inside the box to beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

Bayern instantly bounced back and Serge Gnabry had his shot cleared off the line before their top scorer Lewandowski levelled with a 21st minute penalty.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - November 3, 2020 Bayern Munich's Lucas Hernandez celebrates scoring their sixth goal with teammates REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

Salzburg defender Rasmus Kristensen then turned a Thomas Mueller cross into his own net a minute before the break.

The hosts came close to an equaliser right after the restart but Neuer got his fingertips to Enock Mwepu's shot to turn it wide. The Bayern keeper was beaten in the 66th minute, however, when Masaya Okugawa fired Salzburg level.

Despite a string of chances for the home side, it was Bayern who scored again in a strong finish with Jerome Boateng powering in a header from Joshua Kimmich's corner in the 79th and Leroy Sane scoring with a perfectly curled shot four minutes later.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - November 3, 2020 Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller is fouled in the box resulting in a penalty REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

Lewandowski headed his second goal in the 88th and Lucas Hernandez drilled in a sixth in stoppage time to lift Bayern to nine points in Group A ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid.

Lokomotiv Moscow, who drew 1-1 at home to Atletico, are third on two, with Salzburg in last place on one.

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group A - FC Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich - Red Bull Arena Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria - November 3, 2020 Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich takes a free kick REUTERS/Andreas Gebert

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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