Harry Kane (#9) of Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring a goal against Holstein Kiel in a German Bundesliga game at Holstein-Stadion in Kiel, Germany, September 14, 2024. /CFP
Jamal Musiala scored after 15 seconds and Harry Kane tallied a hat-trick as Bayern Munich routed promoted Holstein Kiel 6-1 to continue Vincent Kompany's winning start as the team's coach on Saturday.
Musiala seized on defensive errors to score his club's third-fastest Bundesliga goal in history and Bayern were 3-0 up after just 13 minutes thanks to a precise finish from Kane and an own goal from Kiel's Nicolai Remberg.
Kane added another just before halftime and Michael Olise scored on a rebound in the 65th minute for his first goal since moving to Munich from Crystal Palace. Armin Gigovic salvaged a bit of consolation with a goal for Kiel, which has lost all three of its league games since promotion, in the 82nd minute.
Kane completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot in stoppage time after being brought down by Carl Johansson. It was Kane's 40th Bundesliga goal in 35 games since joining Bayern last year.
The Bavarians are on a four-game winning run since Kompany took over as coach ahead of the new season, three in the Bundesliga and one in the DFB-Pokal.
They will host Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday in Kompany's first game as a coach in the UEFA Champions League.
Victor Boniface (#22) of Bayer Leverkusen celebrates after scoring a goal against Hoffenheim in a German Bundesliga game at PreZero-Arena in Sinsheim, Germany, September 14, 2024. /CFP
Leverkusen back on track
Victor Boniface scored twice as Bayer Leverkusen beat Hoffenheim 4-1 to rebound from last weekend's rare Bundesliga loss to Leipzig.
Boniface set up Martin Terrier for Leverkusen's first goal, and scored himself shortly afterwards, leaving defender Alexander Prass sprawled on the ground as he fired the ball past goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.
Leverkusen's three games in the league have seen a combined 15 goals scored, in part because of lapses in defensive concentration that have frustrated coach Xabi Alonso.
Mergim Berisha's goal for Hoffenheim in the 37th minute cut Leverkusen's lead to 2-1 and Alonso's men nearly conceded another soon afterwards. But Leverkusen regained control after halftime. A penalty from Florian Wirtz and another goal from Boniface ensured the 4-1 win.
It was the first time Boniface scored twice in a game since an adductor muscle injury ruled the Nigerian striker out of much of the second half of last season as Leverkusen won the title.