Harry Kane broke Wayne Rooney\u2019s record for the most Champions League goals by an English player when the Bayern Munich striker scored four times against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
It was one of several records broken as Bayern routed Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in one of the highest-scoring games in Champions League history \u2014 and an emphatic start to European competition for new coach Vincent Kompany.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmazing game, a bit of a crazy game for sure,\u201d Kane told broadcaster DAZN. \u201cTo score all those goals in the end was a great night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kane took his tally to 33 in the competition by scoring in the 19th, 53rd, 73rd and 78th minutes \u2014 three of the goals were penalties \u2014 to surpass Rooney’s record of 30.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be honest, after the second (penalty) I didn\u2019t really know what to do with the third one, but thankfully I was able to put it away,” Kane said.<\/p>\n
Kane opened the scoring from the penalty spot to give Bayern the lead over the Croatian club after his teammate Aleksandar Pavlovic was fouled by Rona\u00ebl Pierre-Gabriel.<\/p>\n
That drew Kane level with Rooney’s record of 30, and he scored his 31st on a rebound after goalkeeper Ivan Nevistic parried Joshua Kimmich’s shot in the 57th.<\/p>\n
Kane scored two more from the penalty spot to extend his record.<\/p>\n
Four other Bayern players scored in the emphatic win and there were two goals for new signing Michael Olise on his Champions League debut after signing from Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n
Leon Goretzka\u2019s header in stoppage time made Bayern the first team to score nine goals in the Champions League era. Some teams, including Bayern, achieved that feat in the old European Cup. It was the highest-scoring game in the competition in terms of total goals since Borussia Dortmund beat Legia Warsaw 8-4 in 2016, according to UEFA.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old Kane has scored 12 Champions League goals since moving to Bayern a year ago and scored 21 before that for Tottenham.<\/p>\n
Kane now has 53 goals in 50 games in all competitions since moving to Bayern.<\/p>\n
Kane has scored nine goals in his last three games for club and country including two for England against Finland in his 100th international game and a hat trick Saturday for Bayern against Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n
Kane and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 were joint top scorers in last season\u2019s Champions League with eight goals each.<\/p>\n
Another record was broken when Thomas M\u00fcller came off the bench to play his 152nd Champions League game for Bayern. That\u2019s the most for a player for one club, breaking a tie with former Barcelona player Xavi Hernandez. M\u00fcller has made the joint fourth-most appearances in the competition of any player.<\/p>\n