Harry Kane was the star of the present with a hat-trick and two assists as Bayern Munich maintained their unbeaten run within the Bundesliga after hammering Bochum 7-0.
The hosts ran riot with the England captain scoring simply minutes after Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s opener and targets from Matthijs de Ligt and Leroy Sane gave them a 4-0 lead at half-time.
Their dominance continued after the break as Kane scored from the spot and assisted Mathys Tel earlier than incomes his first hat-trick for Bayern with minutes to go.
A brand new one for the gathering!
What a group efficiency #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/KSTZ6bse9B
— Harry Kane (@HKane) September 23, 2023
Kane’s glorious begin with Bayern means he has now scored seven targets in 5 league matches because the defending Bundesliga champions sit prime of the desk.
Elsewhere within the Bundesliga, Marco Reus’ second-half objective earned Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 win over Wolfsburg whereas former Chelsea striker Timo Werner scored the one objective for RB Leipzig of their victory at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Hoffenheim gained 2-0 at Union Berlin because of targets from Andrej Kramaric and Maximilian Beier, whereas Werder Bremen had been 2-1 winners towards Cologne. Davie Selke put the guests forward, however Rafael Borre and Justin Njinmah claimed the three factors.
Ermedin Demirovic’s double earned 10-man FC Augsburg a 2-1 victory over Mainz, who had taken the lead by means of Ludovic Ajorque. Arne Engels was despatched off within the 62nd minute, however Augsburg held on.
FULL TIME!!! EPIC COMEBACK! #BarçaCelta pic.twitter.com/ewsm3CQcX0
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 23, 2023
Joao Cancelo’s 89th-minute objective accomplished an incredible comeback by Barcelona as they scored 3 times within the last 10 minutes to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 in LaLiga.
Rafael Benitez’s Celta put in a wonderful show and appeared dwelling and hosed as they went 2-0 up after 76 minutes when Tasos Douvikas added to Jorgen Strand Larsen’s glorious first-half objective.
However they succumbed to an unimaginable late rally that nobody noticed coming as Robert Lewandowski scored twice in 4 minutes earlier than former Manchester Metropolis defender Cancelo gained it with one minute of regular time left.
The comeback will paper over the cracks of what was a worrying show for Barca, who had been minimize open at will by a vibrant Celta aspect, however Xavi’s males go to the highest of the desk with the three factors.
The way it began. The way it’s going. Girona 4-2 Actual Madrid. Girona 5-3 RCD Mallorca. pic.twitter.com/Z5e0IqowVp
— Girona FC (@GironaFC) September 23, 2023
Benitez will probably be extremely enthused by what he noticed from his group, even when they’re only one level above the drop zone.
Barcelona climbed above Girona, who continued their glorious begin to the season with a 5-3 win over Mallorca, with targets coming from David Lopez, Artem Dovbyk, Ivan Martin, Yangel Herrera and Savio. Vedat Muriqi and Abdon Prats’ brace replied for Mallorca. Sevilla and Osasuna drew 0-0.
AC Milan drew stage with metropolis rivals Inter on the prime of Serie A after a 1-0 win over Verona.
Job carried out! #MilanVerona #SempreMilanDropped at you by @Acqua_Lete pic.twitter.com/hFFy1mwXHY
— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 23, 2023
Rafael Leao’s early objective did the harm, although Inter can go clear later within the weekend.
Juventus missed the prospect to go prime after they slumped to a 4-2 defeat at Sassuolo.
The Bianconeri had claimed 10 factors from an unbeaten begin, however got here unstuck on the Mapei Stadium as Sassuolo battled to a second league win.
Armand Lauriente, Domenico Berardi, Andrea Pinamonti and an personal objective from Federico Gatti sealed the three factors for Sassuolo. Juventus levelled twice by means of Matias Vina’s personal objective and Federico Chiesa.
Nantes gained an eight-goal thriller 5-3 towards Lorient in Ligue 1.
Targets from Matthis Abline, Eray Comert, Mostafa Mohamed, Florent Mollet and Moses Simon did the harm, with Eli Kroupi, Romain Faivre and Tosin Aiyegun responding for the guests in a topsy-turvy match.
