Striker Harry Kane was the center of attention with a hat-trick, contributing greatly to bringing the "Gray Tigers" all three points.
At the PreZero Arena, Bayern soon imposed the game. They controlled the ball up to 62% and launched 18 shots, double the opponent. This advantage was concretized in the 43rd minute, when 17-year-old talent Lennart Karl assisted Kane to score the opening goal.
In the second half, Bayern continued to maintain the initiative. Albian Hajdari let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area, giving Kane the chance to double the gap on the 11m mark. Not stopping there, in the 66th minute, Michael Olise was fouled and Bayern was awarded a penalty. Kane completed the hat-trick with a dangerous finish, raising the score to 3-0.
This was Kane's 10th hat-trick in Bayern's shirt after 103 matches, while raising his scoring tally this season to 13 after just seven appearances in all competitions.
At the end of the match, Hoffenheim scored a goal thanks to Vladimir Coufal, but Serge Gnabry sealed a 4-1 victory for the away team in extra time.
After 4 rounds, Bayern won all and continued to lead the rankings, 3 points more than the team chasing RB Leipzig. However, coach Vincent Kompany also has reason to worry when center back Kim Min-jae had to leave the field due to injury at the end of the match.
Bayern will return home to welcome Werder Bremen next weekend, before traveling to Pafos' home ground in the Champions League on September 30.
