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Kane brace buries Pafos Former Spurs skipper shines again as Bayern cruise past Cyprus minnows

H ARRY KANE (pic) continued his rich goalscoring form with a brace and Nicolas Jackson scored his first Bayern Munich goal in a 5-1 win at Pafos in the Champions League yesterday. The result made it two wins from two in the league phase for Bayern following their 3-1 win at home to Premier League side Chelsea on

“I said very clearly before the first game that our dream is to be there and have a chance to win it,” Kompany declared. “Winning the Champions League is very difficult. But now we’re in the middle of the competition and we have to focus on just winning the next game. “Although we won by a large margin, I believe Paphos is a difficult team to face, especially at home. It looked easy, but it wasn’t “In the second half, we had to fight and run to stabilise the game, and afterward, we were able to create increasingly dangerous situations.” – AFP/Agencies

played. The goal was Kane’s 17th in nine games in all competitions for Bayern this season. Pafos needed a stunner to pull one back just before half-time when Mislav Orsic unleashed a dipping rocket from outside the box, the club’s first-ever Champions League goal. With 21 minutes remaining, Bayern’s Michael Olise reflection of the night for the Cypriot side, with Bayern hitting the woodwork three times. The defending German champions have now won nine from nine to start the season, their best start in 13 years. There are rumblings that the Bavarians can go all the way and win the Champions League for the first time in six years, but Belgian coach Vincent Kompany doesn’t want to get ahead of himself. rewarded himself with a goal, knocking in from a tight angle after Jackson shot straight at the goalkeeper. The score was a fortunate

matchday one, in which Kane netted twice. “We struggled away from home in the league phase last season,” Kane told German TV, calling the match “a good away win”. “I’m going into games with confidence, knowing I’ll get my chances. Scored a couple more goals today, I’m happy with that,” he added. Having set the record for

the fastest man to 100 goals in a top-five league on Friday, doing so from 104 games, Kane was quick to get on the scoresheet, sliding the ball in with 14 minutes played. Raphael Guerreiro got in

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on the action six minutes later, before Jackson added a third for the visitors on the 31st-minute mark.

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The goal was Jackson’s first since joining on a season-long loan from Chelsea in the summer. Not known for his dribbling, Kane took the ball past the Pafos defence down the left flank and hammered in with 34 minutes

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Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (left) in action with Kairat’s Damir Kasabulat. — REUTERSPIC

Mbappe stars as Real thrash Kairat

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KYLIAN MBAPPE struck a hattrick as record 15-time Champions League winners Real Madrid romped to a 5-0 league phase win over Kairat in Kazakhstan yesterday. Xabi Alonso’s side bounced back from their thrashing by city rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday with an emphatic victory on the road, after travelling more than 7,000km. Mbappe put the hosts to the sword with his treble and Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz wrapped up Madrid’s victory, which took them provisionally top of the table. Kairat, appearing in the tournament proper for the first time, beat Celtic in qualifying but could not handle Los Blancos , even after their long journey east, in particular French superstar Mbappe. “We can’t forget what happened this weekend (against Atletico) but we have to keep thinking about it, and working to be better each day and each week so we don’t have another night like that,” Mbappe told Movistar . The forward boasts 13 goals already this season in nine games across all competitions, but looked frustrated with himself when he missed a good chance in the second half. “My work is helping the team, doing what I can so that the team wins,” continued Mbappe. “If I have five chances, and I want to score five goals then I have to score five goals, that’s why Real Madrid bought me. “I’ll work to be better and try to score

more goals and be more efficient in front of goal.” Hosts Kairat lined up with 18-year-old Sherkhan Kalmurza in goal because of injuries to three other goalkeepers at the club. Kalmurza was to blame for Madrid’s opener, as he clumsily felled Franco Mastantuono. Mbappe sent Kalmurza the wrong way from the spot in the 25th minute. Seven minutes into the second period Mbappe grabbed his second, after a long kick by goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois sent him through on goal. “It was an enormous pass worth 80% of the goal, and I added the other 20%,” said Mbappe. Mbappe then completed his treble after Arda Guler flicked the ball into his path on the edge of the box and he produced a razor sharp finish. Camavinga, on as a substitute, nodded home after 83 minutes and Diaz rounded off Madrid’s rout in stoppage time. Madrid coach Alonso praised Mbappe’s triple contribution. “He’s decisive in practically every game. He’s clinical in front of goal,” said Alonso. “He also scored a spectacular goal the other day in the derby. We need his quality to flourish. “Not just for the goals, but for everything, for his influence. He can have a spectacular season.” – AFP

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