Arjen Robben scored two of Bayern Munich's four first-half goals at the Allianz Arena. Photograph: Kerstin Joensson/AP
Arjen Robben scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich beat Schalke 5-1 to extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 20 points. The result compounded a miserable week for Schalke, who lost 6-1 at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.
David Alaba opened the scoring with a deflected free-kick in the third minute before Robben chipped in a second for the home side. By the 24th minute, Bayern were three up through a Mario Mandzukic header and four minutes later Robben grabbed his second, curling a shot inside the far post.
A charitable Rafinha own-goal gave Schalke some consolation but Robben completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot after Kyriakos Papadopoulos was shown a red card on a day – and a week – to forget for Schalke.
"It was embarrassing what we delivered in the first half," Schalke captain Benedikt Höwedes said. "We had much too much respect." Schalke's coach, Jens Keller, called his side's opening 45 minutes "the worst I have ever seen from us".
Indeed, it was utter dominance from Bayern in the first half, who completed 409 passes to Schalke's 65, at a pass-completion rate of over 90%.
The win stretched Bayern's unbeaten league record to 48 games after their 15th consecutive win – a Bundesliga record.
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