Bayern Munich crushed Lille 6-1 as Claudio Pizarro donated a hat rick to ensure the German champions' third win in group F at outsold Allianz Arena in UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.

The "Bavarians" made short work of harmless Lille to establish a 5-0 advantage before the break.

Bayern Munich staged a bright start as Bastian Schweinsteiger curled a dead ball from 22 meters over the wall into top left with five minutes into the match.

The host gave Lille no peace as Claudio Pizarro doubled the lead at the 18th minute when he utilized a combination with Franck Ribery.

Lille remained over-challenged with the performance by the Germans, thus Arjen Robben tripled the lead when he slotted a deflected dead ball goal from central position.

Relentless Bayern Munich were not done with the scoring as Pizarro added another two goals, to make it 5-0 on the scoreboards, before the break owing to the neat crosses by Philipp Lahm.

At the second half the visitors showed a vital sign when Salomon Kalou was able to score the consolation with a powerful effort at the 58th minute.

Finally, Bayern Toni Kroos rounded off the goal spree over Lille when he exploited a diagonal pass by Lahm to net the 6-1 lead with 66 minutes on the clock.

The German record champions sit on second position of group F, behind Valencia and followed by Borisov and Lille.

"We staged great passing and scored beautiful goals, including two direct free kick goals. However, Lille was not the very first class," Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes said.

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