Harry Kane hits hat-trick as Bayern dismantle Leipzig in Bundesliga opener

Harry Kane marked the start of the new Bundesliga campaign in emphatic fashion, scoring a hat-trick as Bayern Munich brushed aside RB Leipzig in a commanding 6-0 victory, Sport360NG reports.

The breakthrough came just before the half-hour mark when Michael Olise lashed a superb strike into the far corner after Bayern’s relentless pressure forced a loose ball his way. Serge Gnabry, who was central to much of the champions’ attacking fluency, played a key role in that opener and again moments later when his clever movement opened space for Luis Díaz. The Colombian, making his league debut since joining from Liverpool, smashed his finish off the underside of the bar to double the lead.

Bayern tightened their grip before the interval, with Gnabry once more the architect. Having shaped to shoot, he instead slipped the ball to Olise, who blasted in his second of the night to leave Leipzig reeling.

Kane, who had been dropping deeper to link play, got his first in the 64th minute, capping off a slick counter-attack with a composed finish beyond Peter Gulacsi. Leipzig briefly thought they had reduced the deficit through substitute Antonio Nusa, only for VAR to rule the effort out due to an infringement in the build-up.

The setback was swiftly punished. Kane bent a precise effort inside the far post from the edge of the area to add Bayern’s fifth, before completing his hat-trick 13 minutes from time, drifting free in the box to slot home unchallenged.

Analysis: Champions set the standard

This was the clearest statement Bayern could make on opening weekend. Vincent Kompany’s side looked sharp, ruthless and tactically fluent, overwhelming Leipzig in every department.

Olise and Konrad Laimer’s combinations on the right continually carved open the visitors’ defence, while Gnabry and Joshua Kimmich dictated the tempo in midfield. Kane, operating with intelligence between the lines, provided the finishing touch to Bayern’s intricate attacking play.

Leipzig, under new coach Ole Werner, looked disjointed and vulnerable. Their defensive line was repeatedly exposed, and their sloppy passing invited Bayern pressure. Against a side this efficient, the punishment was inevitable.

For Bayern, the message was unmistakable: the champions remain the benchmark, and any side with title ambitions will need to find a way to stop an attack that already looks in mid-season form.