Harry Kane hat-trick fires Bayern Munich to 4-0 Bundesliga win at Borussia Dortmund
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Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has now scored 17 goals and seven assists in his first 14 Bayern games in all competitions.
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DORTMUND – Harry Kane marked his Der Klassiker debut with a stunning hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 away on Saturday, with the striker taking his Bundesliga tally to a record 15 goals in 10 games.
The England captain slotted home from close range in the ninth minute after Dayot Upamecano had headed Bayern in front five minutes earlier, with both goals created by Leroy Sane.
A stunned Dortmund improved after the break, but Kane grabbed his second goal in the 72nd minute, again from close range, to put the game out of reach.
The 30-year-old, who joined Bayern for a Bundesliga-record €100 million (S$145 million) in August, then added the icing on the cake by completing his third hat-trick of the season and second in succession in the league in stoppage time after racing clear and finishing coolly.
He is the first player to score 15 goals in his first 10 Bundesliga appearances and now tops this season’s scoring charts, one ahead of Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy.
A delighted Kane said they had wanted to make amends after the midweek German Cup loss to third-tier Saarbrucken.
Calling it a “special night”, he said: “We wanted to come out and go full throttle with the pressure and with the ball. We couldn’t have asked for a better start... The team enjoyed today, but there’s still a long way to go.”
Veteran Thomas Muller joked that the former Tottenham Hotspur striker would run out of space for match balls.
“He’s soon going to need another hotel room,” he said of Kane, who has racked up 17 goals in his first 14 Bayern games in all competitions, while chalking up seven assists.
Also pleased but surprised at Kane’s Bayern output is attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala, who is already looking to build on their budding chemistry up front.
“I expected high (standards), but not as high as he’s delivered so far,” said the 20-year-old, who grew up in England but plays for Germany.
“It’s even easier to play with him than I thought. I feel very comfortable with Harry, he plays amazing passes. I can run in behind and he’ll find me.”
Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl congratulated Bayern, who recorded their biggest win at Signal Iduna Park since a 5-1 trouncing in 2009.
He praised the “ice-cold” Kane, but also admitted that his men made things easy for him on a few occasions.
Victory left champions Bayern just two points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen (28), who had earlier beaten Hoffenheim 3-2 away, helped by a brace from Alex Grimaldo.
Dortmund’s first league defeat of the season ended a run of 25 home matches unbeaten and left them fourth on 21 points. REUTERS, AFP
