Harry Kane scores ninth Bayern Munich hat-trick to close in on Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland’s record

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Harry Kane notched up his first hat-trick of the season and his fifth goal in a week to bring his incredible tally to 13 this campaign.The Bayern Munich striker ran rampant against Hoffenheim on Saturday to inspire the Bundesliga champions to a 4-1 win at the PreZero Arena.Kane broke the deadlock just before half-time with a clinical finishGettyThe win has maintained Bayern’s perfect start to the term having won each of their opening four top-flight matches.Kane went into the clash at Hoffenheim having banged in a double in Wednesday’s 3-1 win against Chelsea in the Champions League.In doing so, he overtook David Beckham as being the Englishman with the most goal involvements in the European Cup.And unfortunately for Hoffenheim, they were on the receiving end of another Kane masterclass.The former Tottenham Hotspur star broke the deadlock in the 44th minute after rifling home a shot into the bottom corner following a well-worked corner routine.He then helped himself to two penalties in the 48th minute and 77th minute respectively, with Serge Gnabry getting on the score sheet deep into stoppage time to complete the rout.It means that Kane now boasts 13 goals and three assists from just seven matches this term.And incredibly, he has scored 70 Bundesliga goals in just 67 matches.What record is Kane close to achieving?For Kane, he is now closing in on Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland’s record of reaching a century of goals for a club in Europe’s top five leagues.Ronaldo needed 105 games to score 100 times for Real Madrid, while Haaland managed the same figures at Manchester City.The England international has fired home five penalties alreadyGettyKane is currently on 98 goals in 103 outings for the Bavarian giants, with the record in his sights.His treble is the ninth he has managed for Bayern, and his 17th in league football – one more than Liverpool and Barcelona icon Luis Suarez managed.Meanwhile, no other player in Europe’s top five leagues have scored at least two goals in a match more than Kane has in the last three years.The England skipper has fired in at least a brace on 18 occasions – one more than Kylian Mbappe has managed.And Kane also now boasts more league goals [282] than Madrid legend Karim Benzema [281] – beating the Frenchman’s tally in 164 games fewer.Kane will be looking to continue his rich vein of form when Bayern host Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena next Friday night.