Harry Kane broke Wayne Rooney’s longstanding record in the Champions League after scoring an incredible four goals for Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.
The German giants were scoring goals for fun against Dinamo Zagreb in their first Champions League fixture with Kane, Michael Olise and Raphael Guerreiro getting in on the act.
And Kane’s quartet saw him pull clear of Manchester United legend Rooney, netting his 33rd goal in the competition.
That saw him become the highest English scorer in the Champions League – and in 40 less games than the current Plymouth manager.
Harry Kane scored four times for Bayern on Tuesday
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Not only that, Kane was already in a record-breaking mood after beating Erling Haaland’s efforts in the Bundesliga at the weekend.
His hat-trick against Holstein Kiel on Sunday in a 6-1 win saw him reach 50 goal involvements in the German league in rapid time.
The 31-year-old reached the milestone in eight fewer games than Haaland, who first managed the feat while at Borussia Dortmund.
Kane enjoyed a fine solo campaign in his debut year at Bayern Munich after finishing the season with 36 goals in the Bundesliga from 32 games – earning him the European Golden Shoe.
However, Bayern went without a trophy for the first time in 12 years as Bayer Leverkusen claimed the league title, while also missing out on the DFB-Pokal Cup and Champions League.
On Tuesday night, Kane got his first from the penalty spot to open the scoring on the 19th minute for Vincent Kompany’s side.
Just before the hour-mark, the former Tottenham star doubled his personal tally after latching onto a rebounded shot from Joshua Kimmich’s effort.
Another penalty allowed the England captain to score consecutive hat-tricks, which he greedily gobbled up with another perfect dispatch from 12 yards.
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However, just five minutes later and the Englishman had his fourth of the night, again from the penalty spot.
Kane had already scored 21 times in the Champions League for Tottenham before hitting his 12th since signing for Bayern last summer.
It is just his 45th match in the European competition, while Rooney netted 30 in 85.
Harry Kane was unstoppable on Tuesday night
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And it has also seen the striker outscore his appearances for the Bundesliga giants, netting his 52nd goal in 50 games.
Having also netted twice for England over the international break against Finland to bag on a personal milestone, it has been a remarkable return for Kane in the last week – banging in eight goals in seven days.