Harry Kane: English Striker Equals 60 Year Old Record as Bayern Thrash Mainz

• Harry Kane scored thrice as Bayern Munich hammered Mainz 8-1 on Saturday
• Kane scored two goals in the first half before adding the third after the break
• Thomas Muller, Jamal Musiala, and Serge Gnabry also scored in the match

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thumped Mainz 8-1 on Saturday, equalling a 60-year-old record and keeping alive his team's hopes of catching leaders Bayer Leverkusen.

Kane, who also laid on two assists, now has 30 goals in his first season in Munich colours, equalling the record for a maiden campaign set by German legend Uwe Seeler for Hamburg in 1963-64.

The Englishman also became the first player to score four hat-tricks in a Bundesliga season.

With nine games remaining to break the record, the England captain has also drawn nearer to the season record of 41 goals set by Bayern's Robert Lewandowski 2020-21.

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The win was Bayern's second biggest this season, just behind their 8-0 demolition of Darmstadt in October.

Bayern are now seven points behind Xabi Alonso's unbeaten Leverkusen, who host lowly Wolfsburg on Sunday.

The loss leaves Mainz in second last, nine points from safety.

Harry Kane makes Champions League history

Sports Brief previously reported how Harry Kane made history in the UEFA Champions League.

The Bayern Munich striker became the first Englishman to score 50+ goals in UEFA competitions.

Kane has now scored six goals for the German giants, while the other 45 goals was with Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal legend backs Kane to win trophies

Setting aside past rivalries, former Arsenal player Thierry Henry expressed his desire to see Harry Kane lift a trophy, Sports Brief reported.

Despite Kane's longstanding status as one of the premier goal scorers in world football, it's surprising that he hasn't claimed any silverware in his professional career.

Now that Kane is no longer associated with Tottenham, Henry, who secured two Premier League titles with Arsenal, acknowledges the appeal of seeing the England international finally achieve this milestone.