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Kane hits hattrick England captain toasts ‘instant connection’ with Diaz as Bayern make ‘statement’ in Bundesliga opener

HARRY KANE hit a hattrick, Michael Olise a double and newcomer Luis Diaz also scored as Bayern Munich made a “statement” against RB Leipzig 6-0 at home in the Bundesliga season opener yesterday. Bayern’s big-money arrivals, all brought in from the Premier League across the past

Germany the England captain “he loves to score but he sets goals up and gets back and helps in defence, that’s something special. “He doesn’t just define himself with goals, and that helps us extremely.” The defeat showed Leipzig have a long way to go to challenge for the top spots after their first summer transfer window under Jurgen Klopp. Leipzig captain David Raum called the match “a catastrophe”, saying his side lacked “mentality and willpower” in one on-one situations. – AFP/Reuters

that’s exactly what we’ve done,” add ing “we were on top in all areas and were clinical when we needed to be, so we can enjoy this.” Kane said it was “great to play” with Olise and Diaz, sensing a bud ding connection. “I’ve played a year with Michael now and I feel the relationship is get ting stronger and stronger. The first half he was outstanding, the goals he scored. “And Lucho (Diaz), it’s only been a few weeks but I feel like it’s been an instant connection, he got a couple of assists for me today. “It’s great for the boys, great for the confidence, but as we know it’s the whole team that are working and it’s a big performance.” Bayern captain Joshua Kimmich agreed with Kane’s assessment, say ing “a 6-0 at home against Leipzig is clearly a statement, but what’s hard in football is to back it up in three days’ time.” Kimmich praised Kane as an “absolute team player,” telling Sky

three seasons, were dominant as the Bavarians begun their title defence in style. Olise scored twice in the first half, either side of a Diaz strike. Not to be outdone, Kane scored three goals in the second half – with two assists coming from Diaz, to bring Bayern’s total to 6-0. Kane told the Bundesliga website “after we went into halftime 3-0 up, I said to myself ‘I have to get on that scoresheet’.” The 32-year-old England captain now has eight Bundesliga hattricks since joining Bayern from Spurs in the summer of 2023. Kane was subbed off to rapturous applause with four minutes remain ing as the defending German champi ons, winners of 12 of the past 13 Bundesliga titles, sounded a warning on the opening day of the competi tion. Lauding his team’s “great start to the season,” Kane told Sky Germany : “we wanted to open the season with a statement and

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Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane (centre) and Leipzig’s Willi Orban (right) vie for the ball. – AFPPIC

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Alonso wants fluidity against Oviedo AFTER winning without convinction against Osasuna in their opening match of the season in La Liga, Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid head to Real Oviedo tomorrow (3.30am Malaysian time) for what will be a gala occasion for the newly promoted side. of the Club World Cup, in which his new charges reached the semifinals before suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. After a short close-season break, Real returned to training before edging Osasuna 1-0 on Tuesday thanks to a Kylian Mbappe penalty.

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Oviedo returned to Spain’s top flight after an absence of almost quarter of a century by beating Mirandes in the sec ond-tier playoff final in June. The club from the northern region of Asturias, coached by Serbian former player Veljko Paunovic, were therefore left facing a quick turnaround before tackling life back in La Liga. With a 40-year-old Santi Cazorla coming off the bench and Venezuela veteran Salomon Rondon leading the attack, Oviedo lost 2-0 away at Villarreal in their first game back in the elite. Now they host the 15-time European champions in front of what will be a sell-out 30,000 crowd at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere. Alonso took charge of Madrid ahead

“After a two-week pre-season, against a team who had longer, there were things missing but the result gives us stability going forward,” said Alonso after that match. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen, signed before the Club World Cup, made their Liga bows for Madrid in that game while leftback Alvaro Carreras made his debut after joining from Benfica. Teenage Argentine sensation Franco Mastantuono also came on for his first appearance. Alonso will now hope for a more fluid display as his side continue what looks like a kind opening run of fixtures building up to the derby away to Atletico in late September. – AFP

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