Harry Kane scored his second hat-trick of the season as Bayern Munich overcame a shaky start to beat Hoffenheim and maintain their perfect record.
The England captain, 32, opened the scoring just before half-time with a clinical first-time finish from a cleverly worked low corner. He doubled Bayern’s lead from the penalty spot after Albian Hajdari was harshly penalised for handball.
That goal broke Hoffenheim’s resistance and Kane completed his ninth Bundesliga hat-trick with another penalty, awarded following a VAR check for a foul on substitute Michael Olise. This time he sent goalkeeper Oliver Baumann the wrong way for his 13th goal in seven matches across all competitions this season, following his midweek Champions League double against Chelsea.
“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.”
Hoffenheim had the better of the first half, with Fisnik Asllani hitting the post after Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer passed straight to him.
They eventually pulled one back through former West Ham full-back Vladimir Coufal, whose deflected free-kick beat Neuer for his first goal for the club.
Ex-Liverpool winger Luis Diaz hit the bar late on as he failed to extend his record of scoring in every Bundesliga game this season. Serge Gnabry added a fourth for Bayern with the final kick, converting from a tight angle after Baumann saved from Joshua Kimmich.
Nicolas Jackson made his first start since joining Bayern on loan from Chelsea, but the Senegal striker had a quiet game and was replaced after 62 minutes.
