On Saturday, away at Borussia Dortmund, Harry Kane celebrated his debut in Der Klassiker in spectacular fashion by scoring three goals, bringing his Bundesliga total to fifteen in ten matches for Bayern Munich. Dortmund were defeated 4-0.
Early Goals Set the Tone
Dayot Upamecano’s early header put a quick-starting Bayern ahead after four minutes, and the England forward’s close-range shot completed the comeback five minutes later; Leroy Sané assisted with both goals.
Dortmund, which had been startled, improved after halftime, but Kane, the record signing for Bayern, secured the points in the 72nd minute with another close-range shot. Subsequently, in stoppage time, Kane completed his third hat-trick of the season following an unobstructed run and a composed finish.
Bayern’s Strong Performance
Leading the Bundesliga in scoring with a total of 15 goals in his initial ten appearances this season, he is one point clear of Serhou Guirassy of Stuttgart. Bayern captain and custodian Manuel Neuer remarked regarding Kane, “We are overjoyed to have him on board.”
Light-hearted Comments and Upcoming Matches
Thomas Müller, the England captain’s fellow attacker, pretended to be concerned that after completing his third Bayern treble, Kane would run out of capacity to receive match balls. “He will require another hotel room in the near future,” he stated.
At 26 points, Bayern remained two points adrift of the champions, Bayer Leverkusen, who had earlier triumphed over Hoffenheim 3-2 away, aided by Alex Grimaldo’s double. With their first league loss of the season, Dortmund terminated a streak of twenty-five unbeaten at home and fell to fourth place with twenty-one points.
Dortmund was eager to make a statement against their rivals after falling short on the final day of the previous season, which handed Bayern an eleventh consecutive championship. The legendary Yellow Wall was in full voice prior to kickoff. Midway through the week, Saarbrücken, a third-tier club, humiliated Bayern in the German Cup. Despite goals from Kane, Bayern has not been performing at their peak, but they remain unblemished in the league. However, they outperformed Dortmund with their finest performance of the season, capturing the initiative from the opening whistle.
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Upamecano headed inadvertently into the net from close range after evading his marker on Sané’s delivery. Early on, the former Manchester City player was unstoppable and formed a fine connection with Kane down the left before delivering a low cross for the latter to convert.
Kane also missed the post as Bayern dominated, but Donyell Malen curled his first-half stoppage-time shot over the bar, squandering a great opportunity to bring Bayern back in the closing minutes.
Despite improving in the second half, Dortmund did not pose a significant threat. Aleksandar Pavlovic played him through to decide the game in extra time after a pass from Kingsley Coman set up Kane for his second goal.
On Tuesday in the Champions League, Dortmund hosts Newcastle, and the following day, Bayern is at home to Galatasaray.
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