Harry Kane scoerd his second consecutive Bundesliga hattrick. (Credit: AFP)
Harry Kane now has 15 league targets in 10 matches since becoming a member of Bayern from Tottenham in the summertime, and Dortmund have recorded 10 straight losses to Bayern.
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed Borussia Dortmund 4-0 away on Saturday, closing the hole with leaders Bayer Leverkusen to 2 factors.
Bayern captain Manuel Neuer lauded his striker, telling German TV “that’s his experience, he brought it with him to the Bundesliga from England and he shows us it week after week.”
“We’ve got some quick guys up front and with them we really hurt Dortmund.”
Harry Kane scores a hat-trick as Bayern thrash Dortmund 4-0 in Der Klassiker derby ⚽️The Englishman is the primary participant in Bundesliga historical past to attain 15 targets in his first 10 video games
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Stung by a midweek German Cup elimination by third-division Saarbruecken, Leverkusen’s 3-2 win at Hoffenheim on Saturday meant damage-hit Bayern have been 5 factors behind Xabi Alonso’s aspect at kickoff.
The guests nevertheless crafted the proper response, scoring two targets within the opening 9 minutes to seize a maintain on the match.
France centre-again Dayot Upamecano, cleared to play simply hours earlier than the match after lacking a month with a hamstring damage, headed Bayern in entrance 4 minutes in from a Leroy Sane move.
The former Man City winger laid on Bayern’s second on the counter, slipping an ideal move throughout the face of purpose for Kane to faucet in.
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel mentioned after the match “we had confidence because we have quality” regardless of the Cup defeat.
“We knew what we could do, and we had enough confidence to put a plan in place.”
Unbeaten at dwelling for greater than a 12 months, Dortmund have been shellshocked by the facility of the supposedly weakened visiting aspect.
Dortmund supervisor Edin Terzic made 4 adjustments early within the second-half as his aspect hoped to chase the sport however Bayern scored subsequent, Kane stroking in a managed end with quarter-hour remaining.
“The way we played during the week, it was bitter” Neuer mentioned of the German Cup loss “but we showed what we can do today.”
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“Bayern were simply more aggressive in the duels and simply more dangerous on the counter attack” mentioned Dortmund ‘keeper Gregor Kobel, who made several key saves early in the second half.
The England captain scored again in injury time and now has 15 league goals in 10 matches since joining Bayern from Tottenham in the summer.
Billed as Germany’s equal to La Liga’s ‘el Clasico’ between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Bayern haven’t misplaced to Dortmund within the league since 2018.
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