Harry Kane scored his second hat-trick of the season as Bayern Munich overcame Hoffenheim and maintain their perfect Bundesliga start.
The England captain, 32, broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time with a clinical first-time finish from a cleverly worked low corner, and doubled Bayern’s lead from the spot after Albian Hajdari was harshly penalized for a handball.
Kane sent home keeper Oliver Baumann the wrong way for his 13th Bayern goal in seven matches across all competitions this season – adding to his Champions League double against Chelsea on Wednesday.
“Hat-trick Harry is what they called me in school,” Kane told DAZN after the match. “That one kind of stuck when I was younger.”
“Any ball in the box, whether penalty or not, I back myself to hit the target.”
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Hoffenheim got the best of the first 45 minutes, with Fisnik Asllani hitting the post after goalkeeper Manuel Neuer passed directly to the Kosovan.
They were ultimately rewarded for their efforts, with former West Ham full-back Vladimir Coufal’s deflected free kick past Neuer earning the Czech his first goal for the club.
Former Liverpool winger Luis Diaz hit the crossbar late on, failing to maintain his record of scoring in every Bundesliga game this season, but Serge Gnabry added a fourth for Bayern with the final kick, hitting a rebound from a tight angle after Baumann saved from Joshua Kimmich.
Nicolas Jackson got his first start for Bayern after signing on loan from Chelsea, but the Senegalese attacker had a quiet game before being replaced in the 62nd minute.
