European roundup: Kane cracks hat-trick in Bayern’s 7-0 rout of Bochum
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in Bayern Munich’s 7-0 demolition of VfL Bochum to take his league goal tally to seven and set a club record for most goals by a player in his first five Bundesliga matches.
Kane’s three goals put him above club great Gerd Müller, Miroslav Klose and Mario Mandzukic, who all scored five times in their first five games. The Bavarians, who beat Manchester United 4-3 in their Champions League opener on Wednesday, move up to 13 points in top spot from five Bundesliga games. Bayer Leverkusen, on 10, could join them if they beat Heidenheim on Sunday.
The England captain struck his first goal after benefiting from a lucky bounce in the 13th minute. Earlier, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting had tapped in for a fourth-minute lead from a perfectly-timed Kingsley Coman assist. The hosts quickly killed off the game with two more goals before the break.
Matthijs de Ligt powered in a header in the 29th minute and Kane sent Leroy Sané through with a superb assist in the 38th minute for their fourth as Bayern outclassed their opponents. Kane made sure of a club record when he scored with a 54th-minute penalty before Coman hit the woodwork on the hour. The substitute Mathys Tel made it half a dozen in the 82nd minute before Kane’s clever flick in the 89th put an end to Bochum’s miserable afternoon.
“We played well today and had the right mentality,” said Kane. “We made it look easy and had so much speed with the ball. Everyone was in top form today, it felt very good. I’m getting to know the team better with every game and things are going very well for me and for the team.”
Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus slotted in a second-half winner to give his team a 1-0 victory over in-form Wolfsburg after a largely toothless game. Dortmund are on 11 points, two behind Bayern.
Robert Lewandowski scored a quickfire double before João Cancelo sealed a last-gasp 3-2 win for Barcelona over Celta Vigo in La Liga. The win provisionally moves Barcelona to the top of standings with 16 points from six games, one point ahead of Real Madrid, who face their local rivals Atlético Madrid on Sunday. Celta are 17th.
Goals from Jorgen Strand Larsen in the 19th minute and Tasos Douvikas gave Celta a two-goal cushion 10 minutes after 76 minutes but Lewandowski scored twice in four minutes, chipping Iván Villar with a deft finish for his first before turning in Cancelo’s low cross to level the scores in the 85th minute. Cancelo then ghosted between two Celta defenders to get on the end of Gavi’s inch-perfect cross to snatch victory.
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Juventus’s unbeaten start to the Serie A season ended with a 4-2 loss at Sassuolo after a string of goalkeeping errors by Wojciech Szczesny.
The Poland international suffered a howler after 12 minutes when Armand Laurienté’s long-range shot deflected off his gloves and into the net. Eight minutes from time Szczesny inadvertently parried a rebound into the path of Andrea Pinamonti, whose header made it 3-2 to Sassuolo.
The nightmare was complete for Juve five minutes into stoppage time when the defender Federico Gatti, seemingly unaware Szczesny was off his line, tapped the ball into his own goal.
Juventus had first equalised after 21 minutes when Sassuolo’s Matías Viña inadvertently poked the ball into his own net while attempting to clear a cross. The hosts reclaimed the lead four minutes before half-time through Domenico Berardi before Federico Chiesa levelled in the 78th minute with a deflected shot.
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The defeat leaves Juve in fourth place on 10 points from five games, two points behind the leaders, Internazionale, who visit Empoli on Sunday. Sassuolo are 11th on six points.
Milan returned to winning ways as Rafael Leão scored in a 1-0 home victory over Verona in agame that was delayed by 25 minutes due to a hailstorm.
Milan, who were humbled 5-1 by Inter last weekend and were held to a goalless draw in their Champions League group opener by Newcastle United, moved level with Inter on 12 points.
Leão gave Milan the lead in the eighth minute when Olivier Giroud pinched the ball from Verona near the halfway line and released the winger, who sprinted past two defenders before slipping his shot past the goalkeeper. The home side had opportunities to double the lead but could not convert their chances. At the other end, Milan were rarely threatened by Verona who remain in ninth place, five points behind Stefano Pioli’s side.
Lazio’s poor start continued with a 1-1 home draw against Monza. Last season’s runners up now have one win, one draw and three defeats in their first five league matches and are 15th.