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MUNICH: Harry Kane broke Wayne Rooney’s record for the most Champions League goals by an English player when the Bayern Munich striker scored four goals against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday.
Kane took his tally to 33 in the competition by scoring in the 19th, 53rd, 73rd and 78th minutes — three of the four goals were penalties — to surpass Rooney’s record of 30.
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 Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
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.
Kane scored two more from the penalty spot to extend his record.
Kane has scored 12 Champions League goals since moving to Bayern a year ago and scored 21 before that for Tottenham.
Kane now has 53 goals in 50 games in all competitions since moving to Bayern.
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.
Another record was broken when Thomas Müller came off the bench to play his 152nd Champions League game for Bayern. That’s the most for a player for one club, breaking a tie with former Barcelona player Xavi Hernandez.