Berlin: Harry Kane scored a hat trick in ‘der Klassiker’ as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 4-0 away to ship an enormous Bundesliga assertion on Saturday. Bayern’s tenth consecutive league win over its previous rival dealt Dortmund its first defeat of the season within the Bundesliga, and it banished any fears of a droop in kind for Bayern following its personal shock German Cup exit on Wednesday.
Bayern has now received its final 10 league video games towards Dortmund by a mixed rating of 33-11. It additionally lifted the 11-time defending champion 5 factors away from Dortmund after 10 rounds, two behind early season chief Bayer Leverkusen, which stayed high with a 3-2 win at Hoffenheim.
The Bavarian powerhouse received off to an awesome begin with Dayot Upamecano heading in Leroy Sané’s nook within the fourth minute, 5 minutes earlier than Sané arrange Kane to make it 2-0 on a counterattack. Jamal Musiala ought to have made it 3-0 proper after the break as Dortmund made one other lackluster begin, however the younger Germany star fired straight at goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
_______ Harry Kane after 10 matches within the Bundesliga:
__ 15 targets
__ 5 assists
_ 3 hat-tricks
__ 3 Player of the Match awards
_ 2 excellent 10 WS Ratings_ An unprecedented begin to life in Germany for the England captain! pic.twitter.com/ov3CRv7o9C
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) November 4, 2023
Dortmund performed with extra urgency and Marco Reus had a great probability denied by Manuel Neuer, who was making simply his third look of the season after recovering from a damaged leg. “I had to wait a long time for the first ball to come,” Neuer stated of Dortmund’s principally innocent assault.
Bayern remained extra prone to rating. Kobel needed to make two good saves to maintain his staff within the recreation earlier than Kane lastly sealed the end result within the 72nd along with his 14th purpose of the season. He received No. 15 in stoppage time. “It’s simply experience and all the processes and actions that he’s been through in his career. Of course, he didn’t leave that in England but brought it to the Bundesliga,” Neuer stated. “We’re so happy to have him in our team.”
Bayern was with out the injured Matthijs de Ligt and suspended Joshua Kimmich, whereas Dortmund was lacking injured captain Emre Can.
Bayer Leverkusen leads
Álex Grimaldo scored twice as Leverkusen stayed high with a hard-fought win towards Hoffenheim. Xabi Alonso’s staff had let a two-goal lead slip.
Florian Wirtz scored within the ninth minute after combining brilliantly with Victor Boniface, and Grimaldo added one other with a advantageous strike from distance earlier than the break. Then Hoffenheim’s Anton Stach pulled one again within the 56th after intercepting a poor move from Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, and Wout Weghorst equalized two minutes later after Maximilian Beier’s preliminary effort struck the submit.
Grimaldo had the ultimate say within the seventieth when Boniface despatched the ball again to him to unleash one other fierce shot into the highest nook.
Union Berlin loses once more
Union Berlin slumped to its twelfth consecutive defeat, a 3-0 loss at house to Eintracht Frankfurt, that deepens the disaster on the former overachiever. Union coach Urs Fischer might solely watch helplessly as Omar Marmoush scored for Frankfurt within the second minute, then added one other purpose within the 14th.
Union’s unhealthy luck continued as David Datro Fofana hit the crossbar in response.
Mario Götze arrange Spanish teenager Nacho Ferri to seal the guests’ win within the 82nd. It was Union’s eighth straight defeat within the league, after ending fourth final season. Brothers Paxten and Brenden Aaronson performed towards one another briefly of their first Bundesliga recreation on reverse sides because the United States internationals made late substitute appearances. Paxten completed on the successful aspect.
Vincenzo Grifo scored a penalty in harm time for Freiburg to attract with Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-3. Jordan Pefok netted for Gladbach earlier than going off injured. It was the American’s first Bundesliga purpose of the season. Also, Cologne drew with Augsburg 1-1, and Mainz defeated Leipzig 2-0 in its first recreation since Bo Svensson give up as coach.
