Harry Kane scores his first hat trick in Germany as Bayern demolishes Bochum 7-0

MUNICH — Harry Kane scored his first Bundesliga hat trick to maneuver to seven targets from 5 video games within the German league as Bayern Munich surged to a 7-0 win over Bochum on Saturday.

Kane netted his third off a move from Noussair Mazraoui within the 88th minute — however needed to await a video overview to verify for a attainable offside — to complete off Bayern’s largest win since one other 7-0 victory in opposition to the identical opponent in August 2022. Kane additionally assisted two targets for teammates.

“It has been a very good begin up to now. I assumed we had a very good sport at present — not simply me however the entire group,” Kane mentioned.

“We have been actually switched on mentally. You recognize, these video games might be powerful however we made it look pretty simple there. I am excited and I am loving each minute right here with the group, with the membership, with the followers, and clearly being right here, at house, to attain a hat trick is a particular feeling.”

Kane’s seven targets are probably the most by any Bayern participant within the first 5 Bundesliga video games after signing for the membership. It was his first hat trick in home league play since December 2017, when he had three targets in back-to-back Premier League video games for Tottenham.

Bayern’s rivals Borussia Dortmund and Leipzig each gained their video games 1-0 after struggling to interrupt down cussed opposition defenses.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting acquired Bayern began when he scored within the fourth minute and it was all Bayern from then on. Kane acquired his first aim within the thirteenth when the ball took a deflection off defender Ivan Ordets and landed at his toes.

After targets from Matthijs de Ligt and Leroy Sane prolonged Bayern’s result in 4-0, Kane scored once more from the penalty spot within the 54th after Ordets dealt with the ball. Kane arrange 18-year-old substitute Mathys Tel for Bayern’s sixth aim within the 81st and completed off his hat trick seven minutes later off Mazraoui’s move.

The win despatched Bayern again to the highest of the Bundesliga desk some extent forward of three groups, together with Stuttgart, which beat Darmstadt 3-1 on Friday. Bayer Leverkusen can transfer degree with Bayern on 13 factors with a win over promoted Heidenheim on Sunday.

DORTMUND AND LEIPZIG WIN

A much-changed Dortmund squad, with six new gamers within the beginning lineup in comparison with Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League, eked out a 1-0 win over Wolfsburg which can not relieve a lot of the stress on Dortmund coach Edin Terzic.

Substitute Donyell Malen unlocked the decided Wolfsburg protection when he discovered Julian Brandt in area on the left and Brandt crossed low for Marco Reus to knock the ball previous the goalkeeper.

American midfielder Gio Reyna was on the bench within the Bundesliga for the primary time this season however did not play — he was additionally an unused substitute within the loss to PSG on Tuesday — after sustaining a hairline fracture in his proper leg throughout the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal in opposition to Canada on June 18.

Leipzig was held at bay by Borussia Moenchengladbach till Timo Werner confirmed off the abilities which as soon as made him one of many Bundesliga’s prime abilities. Werner scored the one aim of the sport within the seventy fifth minute off a move from Xavi Simons, sprinting onto the ball, rounding the goalkeeper and scoring with a excessive shot from a decent angle.

Leipzig has gained its final 5 video games in all competitions and conceded simply twice in that span.

UNION LOSES AGAIN

Union Berlin’s dropping run hit 4 video games in all competitions after a 2-0 defeat to Hoffenheim. Leonardo Bonucci gave away a penalty for Andrej Kramaric to attain Hoffenheim’s opening aim in one other setback for Union after dropping its first-ever Champions League sport to Actual Madrid in stoppage time on Wednesday.

Union’s final win got here in opposition to Darmstadt within the Bundesliga on Aug. 26. It is a far cry from the scorching opening type Union confirmed final season, when it was unbeaten and prime of the Bundesliga desk after seven video games.

Augsburg held on for a 2-1 win over Mainz regardless of enjoying the final half-hour with 10 males following a pink card. Werder Bremen beat Cologne 2-1, with Naby Keïta making his debut for Bremen as a stoppage-time substitute. The previous Liverpool midfielder signed for Bremen in June however had been injured. Keïta almost scored shortly after approaching however dragged his shot simply vast of the put up.

Damion Downs, a 19-year-old German-American ahead, made his Bundesliga debut for Cologne as an 83rd-minute substitute.