Robert Lewandowski (world footballer at Sky): “It's a great honor for me.
What Gerd Müller did was incredible.
I never thought that it would be my turn too.
I could have scored at least one more goal, but maybe you can't break such a record all at once. "
Joachim Löw (national coach at Sport1): “It is impressive to score such a number of goals.
Nowadays it is even more difficult than it was before.
Gerd Müller was unique in Germany, but every record is broken at some point.
At some point someone will come who is even better.
So it is with all records.
Even if Lewandowski scores 41 goals, this record may also be broken at some point.
But to even come close to 40 goals in the Bundesliga is outstanding. "
Lothar Matthäus (record national player at Sky): “Of course he also has a team, a system and an idea from the coach, namely early pressing, repeatedly into the penalty area.
Robert Lewandowski is a complete striker who uses his chances. "
Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich coach): “In the past few decades you would never have believed that this record would be set.
He's sure to have that record for a while.
But how long is up to the competition.
You will see which grenades will appear in the Bundesliga in the future. "
Herbert Hainer (President Bayern Munich): “He deserves to write history like Gerd Müller once did.
FC Bayern can be extremely proud that football fans all over the world associate such extraordinary strikers with our club forever. "
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (CEO Bayern Munich): “Seven years ago we brought him to Bayern for free, and he became one of the most valuable players in our club's history.
Seven times German champions, Champions League winners, European footballer of the year, world footballer - and now this brand.
I played with Gerd Müller and I know that he will give Robert this day with all his heart.
Both are strikers who stand out in the history of football. "
Oliver Kahn (Board Member Bayern Munich): “Robert Lewandowski has been setting global standards as a striker for many years.
Europe's footballer of the year, world footballer and now that. With this goal he is on a par with Gerd Müller, one of the greatest of all time.
With this unbelievable performance, he set a monument for himself and the entire team today. "
Hasan Salihamidzic (Sports Director Bayern Munich): “For weeks there have been signs that Robert would be able to set this record.
He's the world footballer, he's been the best striker in the world for a while.
I am very happy for him and for his performance, which would not have been possible without the quality of his colleagues.
Robert has now achieved something alongside Gerd Müller that nobody will take away from him anytime soon.
I would have liked very much if Gerd had been in the stadium today.
I think he would have been happy for Robert. "
Thomas Müller (2014 World Champion): “He didn't just do it for one season, he also scored a huge number of goals in recent years.
That’s crazy.
He had two huge chances even today.
He's only human too, but someone who is very, very good in front of the gate. "
Christian Streich (coach SC Freiburg): “He's the best center forward of this era.
There are other very good ones, but he's probably the best, the most flexible.
He has everything."
Christian Günter (captain SC Freiburg): “You can see how many have made it so far, that was one - and Robert Lewandowski is next.
For years he's been the best striker on the planet for me. "
Dietmar Hamann (2002 World Championship runner-up at Sky): “It's extraordinary.
If a record lasts 50 years in our fast-paced world, then you know that it's actually a record for eternity - and Robert Lewandowski has now set that.
He deserves great respect and he deserves it. "
Simon Rolfes (Sports Director Bayer Leverkusen): “An absolute world-class striker who has therefore become a world footballer with good reason. One can only congratulate him on the 40 goals, that's a house number. You never thought that it would fall. "