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Kane Hat-Trick Keeps Bayern Perfect With 4–1 Win at Hoffenheim

Heavy rotation highlighted squad depth despite fresh concern over defensive knocks.

Overview

  • Harry Kane scored once from open play and twice from the spot and now leads the Bundesliga scoring chart with eight goals after four matchdays.
  • Bayern’s start stands at four wins from four with 12 points and a +15 goal difference, described in agency reports as the best early-season mark in the league’s 62-year history.
  • Coach Vincent Kompany made five changes from the Chelsea win, giving Nicolas Jackson his first Bayern start and starting 17-year-old Lennart Karl, the club’s second-youngest Bundesliga starter.
  • Center back Minjae Kim was substituted injured in the 69th minute, with fullback Sacha Boey also showing late thigh discomfort before being replaced.
  • Hoffenheim supporters protested agent Roger Wittmann with coordinated signs after a court lifted his stadium ban but left a training-center ban in place.