Bayern Munich defeated Hoffenheim 4-1 on Saturday to defeat Bayern Munich for the second time in a row, while Hamburg won in the top flight for the first time in seven years.
The England captain continued his prolific form in a heavily revolving Bayern side with two goals in Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Chelsea in the Champions League.
In addition to making a first start for Chelsea loanee Nicolas Jackson, coach Vincent Kompany made five other changes.
Hoffenheim had the better chances at half-time, but Bayern struggled to find rhythm as a result. Kane struck before half-time, slicing in from a corner.
Just after half-time, when Bayern were given a questionable penalty for a handball, Kane converted from the spot to squelch any chance Hoffenheim had of a victory, was all but lost.
After a VAR review for a foul on Michael Olise, Kane added another from the spot in the 77th minute.
Vladimir Coufal’s free-kick was deflected into the goal late in the match, which put Hoffenheim’s side on the board.
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In stoppage time, former Hoffenheim forward Serge Gnabry added a fourth to complete Bayern’s seventh win in seven games so far this season.
In four Bundesliga games this season, Kane has now scored 13 goals, including eight.
Since joining Bayern in 2023, he has scored 98 goals overall. His ninth hat-trick for the club, according to news.
According to Kane, “Hat-trick Harry is what they called me in school.” When I was younger, that one kind of stuck.
In the Bundesliga, Kane has converted all 17 of his penalties. The England captain claimed that practicing and keeping the streak alive is difficult. “I prepare a lot, I practice a lot.”
I back myself whenever I’m on the ball in the box, whether or not it’s a penalty.
The promoted hosts’ victory in Hamburg secured their first top-flight victory in 2, 688 days, or seven years, four months, when they defeated lowly Heidenheim 2-1.
Luka Vuskovic tapped in a rebound from a free kick just before the break after Hamburg had lost three games since returning to the Bundesliga this summer.
With less than an hour to go, Arsenal loanee Fabio Vieira cut the ball to Rayan Philippe, who fired the ball home.
Adam Koelle scored in stoppage time, stoking the start of a wild end-to-end battle, but Hamburg prevailed.
Freiburg defeated Werder Bremen 3-0, and Mainz defeated Augsburg 4-1 despite being cut to 10 men by Dominik Kohr’s early dismissal.
Later on Saturday, RB Leipzig hosts promoted Cologne.
Source: Channels TV
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