B Dortmund 0 – 4 Bay Munich

Harry Kane marked his first look in Der Klassiker with a hat-trick as Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-0 victory away to Borussia Dortmund.

Signal-Iduna Park was left surprised as Dayot Upamecano put Bayern in entrance inside 4 minutes and Kane added one other quickly after. The second half belonged to the striker as he scored two extra to finish his hat-trick, ending Dortmund’s unbeaten begin to the Bundesliga season and shutting the hole to leaders Bayer Leverkusen to 2 factors.

It was a supremely assured response by Thomas Tuchel’s workforce to their shock cup exit to 3rd-tier opponents Saarbrucken on Wednesday night. Donyell Malen fired one likelihood over however Bayern had been the superior aspect even after their two early targets and deserved the win.

For Dortmund, who blew the possibility to say the title on the ultimate day of final season, getting so shut once more seems to be a distant dream on this proof. Jude Bellingham is gone, whereas one other England worldwide is now making the distinction for his or her nice rivals.

How Bayern surprised Dortmund

Dortmund got here into the Klassiker figuring out that victory could be sufficient to leapfrog Bayern within the Bundesliga desk however with some considerations about their mettle on this fixture having misplaced eight of the earlier 9 conferences. The begin did nothing to dispel these fears.

Upamecano headed dwelling unmarked from Leroy Sane’s proper-wing nook and Kane’s purpose adopted earlier than Dortmund had actually settled – a faucet-in after unselfish play from the wonderful Sane. England’s captain makes it look straightforward however this end actually was.

Everything was too straightforward for Bayern, their followers having fun with themselves within the cavernous Dortmund stadium regardless of the perfect efforts of the Yellow Wall of 25,000 supporters on the south tribune urging them on. There was a gulf at school and composure.

Bayern oozed cool. Leverkusen’s win at Hoffenheim earlier within the day had opened up a 5-level hole and ostensibly there was strain on Tuchel after that alarming midweek defeat. It didn’t present. They ought to have heaped distress on Dortmund after the interval.

Jamal Musiala and Noussair Mazraoui squandered probabilities so as to add the third, whereas Sane might need performed higher with a number of counter-attacking alternatives had he proven the precision evident in his earlier assists. It was sufficient to offer Dortmund some hope.

Marco Reus had two good moments, forcing a sensible cease by Manuel Neuer after which heading over. But they had been large open on the again, Kane establishing Musiala to place the ball within the internet solely to see the offside flag go up. He didn’t have to attend lengthy for the third.

That got here when Kingsley Coman discovered house down the precise and his first-time cross was collected by Kane, who calmly slotted dwelling for his second of the sport and the hat-trick got here in stoppage time with one other end of utter conviction as Dortmund crumbled. That was his fifteenth of the Bundesliga season. More than anybody within the competitors’s historical past after 10 video games.

What’s subsequent?

Borussia Dortmund face Newcastle on the Westfalenstadion on Tuesday, kick-off 5.45pm. Their subsequent league match is a visit to Stuttgart on November 11, kick-off 2.30pm.

Bayern Munich host Galatasaray within the Champions League on Wednesday evening, kick-off 8pm. Heidenheim then make their first ever Bundesliga journey to the Allianz Arena subsequent Saturday, kick-off 2.30pm.