Harry Kane insisted Bayern Munich have additional room for enchancment after scoring 4 targets of their record-breaking 9-2 Champions League rout of Dinamo Zagreb.
Kane netted 4 occasions – together with three from the penalty spot – as data tumbled within the Bavarian giants’ first European outing underneath new boss Vincent Kompany.
Tuesday’s four-goal haul took Kane to 33 Champions League targets, surpassing Wayne Rooney (30) because the top-scoring Englishman within the historical past of the competitors.
It was the twenty fourth hat-trick of Kane’s skilled profession for membership and nation, whereas he turned the primary participant to ever rating three penalties in a single European Cup/Champions League recreation.
Bayern, in the meantime, are the primary group to ever rating 9 occasions in a Champions League match, with Actual Madrid being the final facet to take action within the previous European Cup in 1990 (9-1 versus Wacker Innsbruck).
Kane, nonetheless, instructed DAZN there are areas during which Bayern should enhance, having been joined on the scoresheet by Michael Olise (twice), Leroy Sane and Leon Goretzka.
“It was a tremendous recreation. The primary half was actually good, we took our probabilities,” the England captain stated.
“We didn’t begin the second half properly and received caught from a few second balls. We’ll need to be taught from that.
“As we speak we received away with that dangerous begin within the second half, however towards high opposition we may get punished for that.
“However the response afterwards was actually good. It’s nice to attain all these targets.”
The one blot on Bayern’s victory – which took them to the highest of the Champions League’s new 36-team league desk – got here as Manuel Neuer was substituted at half-time.
The goalkeeper had earlier seemed to be in discomfort after colliding with Zagreb striker Bruno Petkovic, however he performed down issues over his situation after the match.
Chatting with reporters within the combined zone, Neuer stated: “I collied there and I used to be a bit gone.
“Then I hit just a few balls and the ache stabbed me within the thigh. However it’s nothing severe, a small matter.”
