'He is still phenomenal' - Kane's record-breaking night as Bayern 'dream'

"I support each nan balls aft hat-tricks. The lads mightiness beryllium sick of signing them, but support them coming."

Four-goal Harry Kane enjoyed different record-breaking nighttime for Bayern Munich arsenic they became nan first squad to people 9 goals successful a Champions League game.

The 31-year-old England captain's capacity successful nan 9-2 triumph complete Dinamo Zagreb intends he reached nan pursuing landmarks...

On apical of netting a rebound aft Joshua Kimmich had a changeable saved, and 3 penalties, Kane besides had a extremity disallowed, and correct astatine nan extremity of nan crippled volleyed complete nan bar.

Had he netted that chance he would person joined Erling Haaland arsenic nan only subordinate to people 5 successful a Champions League game.

He told Amazon Prime: "My boy Louis, he loves playing shot correct now, he's only 3 but I'll return it [the lucifer ball] location and put it adjacent to his furniture and he'll beryllium happy erstwhile he wakes up successful nan morning."

On breaking nan English Champions League record, he added: "Whenever you're successful a speech pinch Wayne Rooney it intends you're doing thing well. He's 1 of nan top English players and 1 of nan champion players location was successful nan game. It's a bully achievement."

Former England defender Stephen Warnock, speaking connected BBC Radio 5 Live, said: "Harry Kane is an exceptional professional.

"One point we cognize astir Kane is he's ne'er had blistering pace, his crippled is thought successful nan mind, he sees abstraction and senses wherever nan shot mightiness driblet - he is an intelligent footballer."

This summertime location were calls for Kane, England's all-time grounds goalscorer, to beryllium dropped during nan tally to nan Euro 2024 final.

Warnock continued: "He will beryllium group incorrect for nan adjacent mates of years. People are going to talk astir it [his performances for England astatine Euro 2024]. It was a bad Euros for him.

"It didn't spell good and I deliberation location was a number of factors; an wounded he picked up successful nan precocious stages of nan Bundesliga, nan style of play England had, or, nan wingers he was playing pinch didn't complement him.

"He will people goals astatine Bayern Munich arsenic he suits nan measurement they play. The 1 point astir Vincent Kompany's teams is they do create truthful galore opportunities."

Kane scored 44 goals successful 45 games for Bayern past season. He precocious marked his 100th England headdress pinch 2 goals against Finland.

"He will beryllium progressive successful 50 goals this play pinch goals and assists, but he will still get questioned astir his England position," added Warnock.

"I don't cognize why group want to mobility him, he is still phenomenal."

For each Kane's goals - 417 for nine and state now - he has yet to triumph a awesome trophy.

Bayern grounded to triumph nan Bundesliga for nan first clip successful 12 years past season.

He has besides mislaid 2 European Championship finals pinch England and a Champions League last pinch Tottenham.

Former Bayern and England midfielder Owen Hargreaves, connected TNT Sports, said: "He played to nan level you’d expect [last season]. The different players didn’t.

"Harry is going to triumph trophies – nan only mobility is which ones."

Bayern's first play without a trophy successful complete a decade saw Thomas Tuchel time off and Burnley leader Kompany return his spot successful nan summer.

They person won their opening 4 games nether nan Belgian, scoring 20 goals.

This was nan first clip immoderate squad person scored 9 goals successful a European Cup crippled since Real Madrid hit Wacker Innsbruck 9-1 successful 1990-91.

It marked nan associated 2nd highest scoring Champions League crippled - and nan associated 3rd biggest separator of victory.

The Champions League last this play is astatine Bayern's Allianz Arena home.

"We're not managing expectations correct now," said Kompany.

"The last successful Munich adjacent twelvemonth is simply a dream for nan fans, a dream that needs to live. My privilege is conscionable to attraction connected each game, 1 astatine a time, rebuild nan power and nan desire to triumph nan games."

European shot journalist Mina Rzouki said: "I deliberation Bayern Munich are going to beryllium nan squad to beat.

"There was disapproval aimed astatine Vincent Kompany erstwhile he sewage nan job, but what a measurement to commencement your Champions League campaign.

"From an attacking constituent of position they're attacking connected each cylinders."

But Hargreaves said: "I don’t deliberation he [Kane] will triumph nan Champions League, conceding 2 to Dinamo Zagreb."

For a while it appeared nan attraction would possibly beryllium connected different London-born subordinate - Michael Olise.

The winger, who precocious made his France debut, was making his European debut aft a summertime move from Crystal Palace.

And nan erstwhile Reading subordinate scored twice, erstwhile successful each half.

The £50m signing looks arsenic if he mightiness beryllium connected for a good play - having besides netted successful nan Bundesliga astatine nan play - but for now astatine slightest each nan headlines were connected Kane.

Watch highlights of each Champions League crippled from 22:00 connected Wednesday connected BBC iPlayer and nan BBC Sport website and app.

There will besides beryllium a Champions League Match of nan Day connected BBC One connected Wednesday, from 22:40 to 00:00.