Bayern Munich vs. Dinamo Zagreb: Score, Reaction from 2015 Champions League

With four goals in the opening 28 minutes, Bayern Munich cruised past Dinamo Zagreb in a 5-0 win inside the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night.

With the victory, the reigning Bundesliga champions have taken six points from their first two Champions League matches and own the top spot in Group F as a result.

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in the win, continuing what has been a brilliant run of late for the Polish striker. According to Infostrada Sports, he joins Mario Gomez, Ivica Olic, Claudio Pizarro and Roy Makaay as the only Bayern players to score three goals in one UCL match.

Bleacher Report UK tracked Lewandowski's recent fantastic form:

B/R's Clark Whitney offered this assessment as to where Lewandowski ranks among his fellow No. 9s:

The 27-year-old had a somewhat underwhelming debut season with Bayern, at least by the standards he set at Borussia Dortmund. He scored 17 goals and assisted on seven more during the 2014/15 Bundesliga season, down slightly from his 20 goals and 11 assists in 2013/14.

Lewandowski is clearly finding his footing now at Bayern, something which he credits to his comfort level at the club and the continuity that comes with having spent a full year with his teammates.

"In my experience, it's always better in the second season, when you know the club and what's expected of you a bit better," he said Monday, per Raphael Honigstein for ESPN FC. "I'm also slightly older now, so I've learned from my mistakes last season or the season before to become better."

While Lewandowski will earn plenty of deserved plaudits, his club put together a great showing from top to bottom. The Bavarians dominated the game, playing much of the 90 minutes in the Dinamo half and waiting patiently for scoring chances.

According to FourFourTwo's Stat Zone, Bayern had 77.8 percent of possession and completed 701 passes, 233 of which were in the final third. In comparison, Dinamo had just 159 completed passes, connecting on just nine in the attacking third of the pitch. The Croatian side also had one solitary shot on target.

Early on in the first half, the question became when—not if—Bayern Munich would get the first goal.

Douglas Costa strengthened his case to be considered one of the best summer transfers in Europe when he opened the scoring in the 13th minute. In a nice piece of individual skill, he opened up just enough space between himself and Dinamo defender Alexandru Matel before unleashing a vicious left-footed shot low at the near post.

While you can blame goalkeeper Eduardo for getting beat on his near post, Costa's shot was hit so hard and in such a great position that any 'keeper would've had a hard time stopping it.

Eight minutes later, Lewandowski doubled the Bayern lead after a terrible mistake from Filip Benkovic.

Looking to head the ball down and control it, Benkovic instead knocked the ball down to Thiago Alcantara, allowing him a free run at goal. Rather than taking the shot for himself, the Spanish midfielder found Lewandowski, who had an easy finish to put Bayern ahead 2-0.

After Mario Goetze and Kingsley Coman connected on a brilliant one-two to add another goal for Bayern, Lewandowski scored his second of the match in the 28th minute. His left-footed volley from Costa's corner kick caromed off the underside of the crossbar and over the goal line.

Lewandowski completed his hat-trick in the 55th minute, which you can see below courtesy of Fox Soccer:

For German football journalist Stefan Bienkowski, that goal was the best of the bunch following the passing interplay between Costa, Thiago and Lewandowski before the score:

The in-form forward nearly had a fourth in the 76th minute after he was through on goal. Eduardo managed to smother Lewandowski's flick and remove the danger.

Bayern continued pouring in on during the final stages of the second half but remained content to stick with their five-goal advantage.

Post-Match Reaction

"Congratulations to my players," said manager Pep Guardiola after the match, per Bayern's English Twitter feed. "They put in a great performance."

Following Arsenal's defeat to Olympiakos, Bayern are in the driver's seat in Group F and should finish top barring a few poor results. They still need to go to Zagreb and the Emirates to play the Gunners, but the Germans are the top of the class in their group.

Tennis star Andy Murray, who has admitted he would've loved to play for Arsenal in a previous life, can't be looking forward to the Gunners' date with Bayern and Lewandowski on Oct. 20:

Looking beyond this stage of the tournament, Bayern could easily be considered favorites to win the Champions League title. They have one of the best midfields in the world, while the pace of Costa and finishing of Lewandowski round out the attack. The club has also conceded just three goals in seven Bundesliga matches and kept clean sheets in each of their first two Champions League clashes.

The only potential snags for Bayern are injuries to key players or a small bit of complacency that begins to creep in should the club lock up the German league title in relatively short order, similar to last year.

Having finished in the Champions League semifinals during Guardiola's first two seasons, Bayern should take the next step in 2015/16.

The club's more pressing concern will be its league match with Borussia Dortmund on Oct. 4. The result won't decide the Bundesliga title this early into the season, but falling seven points behind Bayern in early October would give Dortmund a major hill to climb if they're to break up the Bavarians' domestic dominance.