Robert Lewandowski marked reaching the milestone of 100 Champions League appearances with a hat-trick on Tuesday as Bayern Munich punched their ticket for the Last 16 with a 5-2 home win over Benfica.&nbsp;
Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane scored for Bayern at the Allianz Arena while Benfica&rsquo;s Morato and Darwin Nunez netted for the visitors.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/Bayern+Munich-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Lewandowski,</a> who also had a penalty saved, has now chalked up 81 Champions League goals and 100 appearances since his competition debut for ex-club Dortmund a decade ago. &ldquo;I never thought I would have so many games with so many goals,&rdquo; Lewandowski told Amazon. &ldquo;In the first 20 minutes I hardly got the ball, which makes it hard for a striker to stay patient. After the first goal, it always goes a bit easier.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Bayern&rsquo;s fourth straight win in Europe guarantees them a Last 16 place with two group games left as they hold a six-point lead at the top of Group E.&nbsp;
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Lewandowski, Serge Gnabry and Leroy Sane scored for Bayern at the Allianz Arena while Benfica’s Morato and Darwin Nunez netted for the visitors

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