Bayern Munich 6-1 Lille

Bayern Munich surged to the top of
Champions League Group F with a
hammering of pointless Lille.
Claudio Pizarro completed his hat-trick
in the 33rd minute, by which point
Bayern led 5-0 with Bastian
Scweinsteiger and Arjen Robben both
striking from free-kicks.
Salomon Kalou pulled one back from
long range but substitute Toni Kroos
was quick to add his name to the list of
scorers as Bayern moved to nine
points ahead of their second meeting
with fellow pace-setters Valencia.
Lille's Franck Beria fired over before
Bastian Schweinsteiger opened the
floodgates inside five minutes, finding
the bottom corner with a free-kick after
being fouled by Florent Balmont.
Nolan Roux nodded over and Salomon
Kalou's header was saved by Manuel
Neuer as Lille sought a quick response.
But Pizarro made it 2-0 in the 18th
minute when he fired home Franck
Ribery's pass from outside the box.
Another free-kick brought Bayern's
third goal, Schweinsteiger fouled once
again and Arjen Robben this time
stepping up to extend the lead.
Roux threatened twice before his side
fell still further behind, Pizarro
sweeping home Philipp Lahm's right-
wing cross.
And the Peru international was on the
scoresheet again five minutes later,
heading home another Lahm delivery
to complete his treble.
Neuer saved from Roux and Balmont
before Robben threatened a sixth goal
at the other end, but his lob was
parried away by Mickael Landreau.
Marko Basa blocked Ribery's drive and
Dante repelled Payet's curler as half-
time arrived with no addition to the
already extravagant scoreline.
After a quiet opening to the second
period, Lille pulled a goal back out of
the blue when Kalou let fly from 30
yards and found the top corner of
Neuer's net.
Jerome Boateng's block denied Roux a
second and Bayern quickly extended
their lead as Kroos, who had only been
introduced on the hour mark, scored
in the 66th minute from Lahm's cut-
back.
Bayern were not finished and Basa
blocked Robben's angled drive before
Landreau saved from Xherdan Shaqiri.
Bayern's 2-0 win over Valencia in
September means Bayern top the
group ahead of their rematch in two
weeks' time.