<p>MUNICH — Robert Lewandowski returned to training with the Bayern Munich team on Wednesday as the Polish striker aims to break a longstanding record for most goals in a Bundesliga season.</p>
<p>Lewandowski pulled a ligament in his knee during Poland’s win over Andorra in World Cup qualifying last month and missed both legs of Bayern’s defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarterfinals.</p>
<p>Coach Hansi Flick hopes Lewandowski can return in time for Bayern’s game at Mainz in the Bundesliga on Saturday.</p>
<p>Lewandowski has 35 goals from 25 league games with four matches left in which to break Gerd Müller’s record of 40 goals from the 1971-72 season.</p>
<p>“I don’t know whether I can do that (break the record), but I hope when I’m back out there that I can show my level from the first minute and score goals straight away,” Lewandowski said on the club website Tuesday.</p>
<p>Bayern can win the Bundesliga title for a record-extending ninth time in a row with a victory over Mainz. Bayern stretched its lead to 10 points on Tuesday when it beat Bayer Leverkusen and second-place Leipzig lost at Cologne.</p>
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