Harry Kane ended his short goal drought by scoring a hat trick, helping Bayern Munich win 4-0 against Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
“As a striker, sometimes there’s a lot of talk when you go a little spell without scoring,” Kane said. “That’s just part and parcel of being a striker. You can’t get too high or too low. I believe in myself and my ability. I believe in my teammates who create chances.”
Kane hadn’t scored in four matches—three with Bayern and one with England—before he finally broke his streak with a long-range shot in the 57th minute.
Just four minutes later, he netted his second goal after another attempt was saved by Alexander Nübel. He then missed another chance before completing his hat trick in the 80th minute, tapping in a rebound from a shot by João Palhinha.
Palhinha had come on early in the game after Aleksandar Pavlovic left with a shoulder injury. This was the Portuguese midfielder’s fifth Bundesliga match, with all but one being as a substitute.
With these three goals, Kane raised his season total to eight. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush is the league’s top scorer with nine.
“Today three goals, but very important, he also helped us not concede,” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said about Kane.
Substitute Kingsley Coman added Bayern’s fourth goal with a beautiful curling shot into the far corner.
