Harry Kane Scores Four As Bayern Thrash Zagreb In 9-2 UCL Win

Harry Kane netted four goals, including three from the penalty spot, as Bayern Munich cruised to a 9-2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb at home on Tuesday, becoming the first team to score nine goals in a Champions League match.

Kane opened the scoring with a penalty in the 19th minute, and a second-half hat trick saw him reach 33 Champions League goals—surpassing Wayne Rooney’s record of 30 to become the highest-scoring Englishman in the competition’s history.

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Despite the dominant scoreline, Bayern faced a brief scare early in the second half. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was forced off with an injury, and Zagreb quickly capitalized, netting twice in two minutes to narrow the score to 3-2 just five minutes after the break.

However, Bayern regained control, with former Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise scoring a brace on his Champions League debut, while Raphael Guerreiro, Leroy Sane, and Leon Goretzka each added goals to complete the emphatic victory.

“An amazing game — a bit of a crazy game,” Kane told DAZN.

“It’s the first time I’ve scored three (penalties) in a game. That doesn’t happen at all really.

“I practice my penalties, I have a good routine but to be honest I didn’t really know what to do for the third one, but thankfully I was able to put it away.”

Kane said Bayern “got away with” their second-half lapse but “against the top opposition we can get punished for that, so we need to sort that out”.

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