Union Berlin ranks first with 6 points, by goal difference from Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Wolfsburg and Freiburg.
Kane made local headlines by scoring three goals in two matches in the “Bundesliga” since his arrival from Tottenham, where he spent his career. Bayern, who won the title in the last 11 seasons, began its campaign with two victories over Werder Bremen 4-0 and Augsburg 3-1.
Kane added an assist to his scoring tally, and was behind more than half of Bayern’s goals, while Canadian Alfonso Davis was the best passer with two assists, noting that he leads the ranking of the best passers in the league with three balls.
3 goals and an assist
Kane became the third player ever from Bayern to score three goals in his first two league games, after Gustav Young in 1967 and Colombian Adolfo Valencia in 1993. He can also join Croatian Mario Mandzukic and Italians Luca Toni and Rodgero Rizzitelli, who scored in their first three games with a shirt. Bayern in the league.
Kane said, just two weeks after his transfer to Bayern for 108 million euros, that he liked harmony with his new colleagues, and in his speech after scoring a brace against Augsburg in his first match against the Bavarian fans, he stressed that he had already begun to understand with his colleagues inside the green rectangle.
“I’ve been here for a few weeks, and I love the harmony we’ve built. It will evolve more and more as we play,” he told the Dazone streaming network.
He scored the best scorer in the history of the England national team (58 goals) and Tottenham (280 goals in 435 games) Bayern’s second goal from a penalty kick late in the first half, and scored his brace with a one-touch shot in the middle of the second half.
Kane moved to Bayern from Tottenham, where he spent his entire career without winning any title in early August, in a record deal in the history of the league.
And when signing until 2027 with the 33-time German champion, Kane said he came to Bayern to win titles and develop.
“He’s a leader”
In the same context, Leon Goritska praised his new colleague, stressing that Kane’s influence was great in the dressing room. “He is a world-class footballer and a wonderful man. You notice his aura immediately in the dressing room,” adding, “He helps us a lot, he is a leader.”
Kane also won the praise of Augsburg coach Enrico Maassen, who told the “Dazon” network: “You can see that he doesn’t need much (to score).”
“He moves in a very smart way, and he is world class.”
Bayern received an additional dose of morale when its international goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, returned to training on Monday after a long absence due to a fracture in his right leg last December.
The club said in a statement that the 37-year-old goalkeeper, who missed most of the past season, “has now taken a new step on the way back,” praising Neuer’s training session with his fellow guards, describing what is happening as “good news,” while doubts remain about the deadline. For the 2014 World Cup champion Brazil to return to the matches.
Union Berlin for the full mark
On the other hand, Union Berlin, who receives Leipzig, the local cup champion in the past two years, on Sunday tops the league for the eighth time in its history, noting that it lost its last match as leader last season (2022-2023) against Leverkusen by five clean in the 13th stage.
Onion is armed with not losing at home in his last 24 matches in the league, as he achieved 16 wins against 8 draws in his best series in the elite, knowing that the last visiting coach who managed to bring down the capital club was the former coach of Borussia Dortmund and current Leipzig Marco Rose (won with Dortmund). 3-0 in February 2022).
For its part, Leipzig, who started its season by winning the local Super Cup with a 3-0 victory over Bayern, hopes to achieve its second successive victory after sweeping Stuttgart 5-1 at home, knowing that it had lost an opening match against Bayer Leverkusen 2-3.
Leverkusen with a clean record
Bayer Leverkusen also seeks the full mark when it hosts the newly arrived Darmstadt on Saturday.
Leverkusen, led by its Spanish coach Xabi Alonso, did not taste defeat since the start of the season, as it achieved 3 victories, starting with a landslide victory over Teutonia Otensen 8-0 in the round of 32 of the local cup, and followed it with two victories over Leipzig 3-2 and Monchengladbach 3-0 in the league.
Alonso’s men’s task seems easy on paper against a competitor who suffered three defeats in a row, including two in the league opening against Eintracht Frankfurt 0-1 and Union Berlin 1-4, so he remained at the bottom of the standings.
Dortmund, last season’s runner-up, opens the stage by hosting Heidenheim, the second division champion, who is still looking for his first victory this season after two losses.
Dortmund, who lost the title in the last breath, occupies sixth place with 4 points, after wasting its first points in a 1-1 draw against Bochum in the second stage, noting that it began its adventure in its stronghold with a difficult victory over Cologne 1-0.
2023-08-31 11:51:04
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