“I keep all the balls after hat-tricks. The lads might be sick of signing them, but keep them coming.”
Four-goal Harry Kane enjoyed another record-breaking night for Bayern Munich as they became the first team to score nine goals in a Champions League game.
The 31-year-old England captain’s performance in the 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb means he reached the following landmarks…
- Top English scorer in Champions League or European Cup history with 33 goals in 45 games, passing Wayne Rooney’s old mark of 30
- First English player to score four goals in a Champions League game
- First English player to score a hat-trick or more for a non-English team in the Champions League
- First player to score a hat-trick of penalties in a Champions League or European Cup match
- Scored his 50th, 51st, 52nd and 53rd Bayern Munich goals – in his 50th appearance for the club
- Netted the 24th hat-trick of his career, the fifth time he has scored back-to-back trebles (or quadruples)
- Scored his ninth goals in five games this season for Bayern – as well as two in two for England
On top of netting a rebound after Joshua Kimmich had a shot saved, and three penalties, Kane also had a goal disallowed, and right at the end of the game volleyed over the bar.
Had he netted that chance he would have joined Erling Haaland as the only player to score five in a Champions League game.
He told Amazon Prime: “My son Louis, he loves playing football right now, he’s only three but I’ll take it [the match ball] home and put it next to his bed and he’ll be happy when he wakes up in the morning.”
On breaking the English Champions League record, he added: “Whenever you’re in a conversation with Wayne Rooney it means you’re doing something well. He’s one of the greatest English players and one of the best players there was in the game. It’s a nice achievement.”
Top scoring English players in Champions League or European Cup
