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Two goals from Jae-sung Lee took Mainz to a shock 2-1 home win over Bayern Munich on Saturday, handing coach Vincent Kompany his first league loss. HT Image Lee scored in each half against an uncharacteristically poor Bayern, who are now just four points clear after Bayer Leverkusen's 2-0 win at Augsburg. Mainz boasted a better-than-expected home record against the …

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Kane equals 60-year-old record as eight-goal Bayern keeps hopes alive

Harry Kane is congratulated by Bayern Munich teammates Jamal Musiala and Konrad Laimer after completing his hat-trick in an 8-1 Bundesliga rout of Mainz on Saturday. REUTERS MUNICH, Germany — Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thumped Mainz 8-1 on Saturday, equaling a 60-year-old record and keeping alive his team's hopes of catching leader Bayer Leverkusen. Outgoing manager …

Harry Kane equals 60-year-old record with hat-trick in Bayern Munich's 8-1 thumping of Mainz

Kane, who also laid on two assists, now has 30 goals in his first season in Munich colours, matched the record for a maiden campaign set by German legend Uwe Seeler for Hamburg in 1963-64. Munich: Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thumped Mainz 8-1 on Saturday, equalling a 60-year-old record and keeping alive his team’s hopes of …

Harry Kane Equals 60-Year-Old Bundesliga Record With Hattrick in Bayern Munich's 8-1 Romp of Mainz

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thumped Mainz 8-1 on Saturday, equalling a 60-year-old record and keeping alive his team’s hopes of catching leaders Bayer Leverkusen. “If Leverkusen get shaky, we’ve got to be there.” Having sealed their progression to the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday with a 3-0 home win over Lazio, Bayern were direct and decisive …

Bundesliga 2023-24: Record-breaking Kane nets hat-trick as Bayern humble Mainz 8-1

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick in Bayern Munich’s 8-1 demolition of Mainz 05 on Saturday to set a Bundesliga record as the champions cut the gap on leader Bayer Leverkusen to seven points. Kane, who joined this season for a league record 100 million euros from Tottenham Hotspur, became the first player to score at least twice in eight different …

BERLIN — Harry Kane is closing in on Robert Lewandowski’s goal record in a single Bundesliga season at his first attempt. The England captain scored a hat trick and set up two goals as Bayern Munich reduced Bayer Leverkusen’s lead to seven points with an 8-1 rout of Mainz on Saturday. Serge Gnabry made it six goals with his heel …

Leverkusen breaks Bayern’s German record to go 33 games unbeaten, extends lead in Bundesliga to 11 points

Granit Xhaka scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen as the Bundesliga leader defeated Mainz 2-1 and set a German record of 33 games unbeaten across all competitions. Leverkusen, which hasn't lost a match since last season, stretched its lead to 11 points before 11-time defending champion Bayern Munich — which held the previous unbeaten record of 32 games — …

Leverkusen beats Mainz 2-1 to widen gap at top and set unbeaten record

Bayer Leverkusen battled past Mainz 05 2-1 on Friday to go 11 points clear at the top of the league and set a new record for a Bundesliga club with its 33rd straight game without defeat across all competitions. The Bundesliga leader, which lacked its usual efficiency up front while also allowing the visitors enough space to attack, needed a …

Leverkusen extends Bundesliga lead to 11 points and sets German 33-game unbeaten record

BERLIN — Granit Xhaka scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen as the Bundesliga leader defeated Mainz 2-1 on Friday and set a German record of 33 games unbeaten across all competitions. Leverkusen, which hasn’t lost a match since last season, stretched its lead to 11 points before 11-time defending champion Bayern Munich hosts Leipzig on Saturday. But we’ll keep …

Union Berlin's Max Kruse scored a second-half winner as the side snatched a 2-1 victory at Cologne on Sunday to stretch its record unbeaten run to seven Bundesliga matches and climb to fifth place. Kruse scored on the rebound in the 72nd minute after Cologne goalkeeper Timo Horn saved his penalty, denying the 32-year-old forward a league record of 17 …