Borussia Dortmund 0-4 Bayern Munich: Harry Kane bags another hat-trick as Thomas Tuchel’s side dominate

Harry Kane scored his third hat-trick for Bayern Munich as they beat Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on Saturday night.

A win for Dortmund would have taken them away from Bayern, however with Bayer Leverkusen clear on the high neither side might leapfrog them.

Kane had returned for Thomas Tuchel’s side after lacking the DFB Pokal defeat to Saarbrucken in midweek, and the workforce quickly made amends for the upset.

Dayot Upamecano headed the away side clear after 4 minutes, after which Kane notched a second.

In the second half, Bayern nearly scored immediately from Jamal Musiala as they continued to dominate, and Kane added a 3rd after a quick Dortmund resurgence to safe all three factors, after which accomplished his hat-trick in harm time.

With Upamecano again from harm, Manuel Neuer more and more assured after harm and Kane firing on all cylinders, Bayern look greater than able to problem Bayer Leverkusen.

If Bayern can sustain this type persistently then they’ll quickly turns into favourites as soon as extra to assert the Bundesliga title. The addition of Kane is a masterstroke, if an apparent one, as he gives a brand new focus for a workforce already filled with attacking expertise.

The tempo of the German winger had Mats Hummels struggling from the off and he gave the Dortmund defence little time for respite. Kane might need received the hat-trick but it surely was Sane who stored Dortmund panicking and left them susceptible the final.

Borussia Dortmund: Kobel 6, Schlotterbeck 5, Wolf 5, Ryerson 5, Hummels 4, Malen 5, Ozcan 5,, Brandt 5, Sabitzer 6, Reus 6. Fullkrug. Subs: Nmecha 6, Moukoko 6, Sule 5, Adeyemi 6.

Bayern Munich: Neuer 7, Upamecano 8, Miin-jae 6, Laimer 6, Davies 6, Goretzka 7, Mazraoui 6, Coman 6, Sane 8, Musiala 7, Kane 8. Subs: Choupo-Moting 6, Sarr, Muller 6, Pavlovic 6.

4 – GOAL! Dortmund 0-1 Bayern (Upamecano): From the nook, the central defender will get forward of his marker, barely has to leap, and powers his effort previous the keeper.

9’ – GOAL! Dortmund 0-2 Bayern (Kane): Bayern counter down the left, Sane kickstarting a transfer earlier than he’s then slipped in by Goretzka on the within left, and he squares the ball for Kane to fit dwelling from shut vary. 13 objectives already this season.

45+2’ – MALEN CHANCE: The ball is labored to him on the correct of the field, and he falls away from the ball, curling his effort excessive nook.

46’ – MUSIALA CHANCE: An outstanding through-ball from Musiala units him up with a one-on-one with Kobel, and he fires straight on the’keeper. From the nook, Kane has a shot blocked at shut vary after which Mazraoui fires over.

72’ – GOAL! Dortmund 0-3 Bayern (Kane): An early cross into his path lets him take a contact, after which pulls the ball throughout the keeper to make it three.

90+3’ – GOAL! Dortmund 0-4 Bayern (Kane): A slip from Dortmund opens up an enormous hole down the center and Kane is slipped in. He sends the keeper the opposite method and he has his hat-trick.