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Michael Olise was involved in four goals and Harry Kane scored again as Bayern Munich powered through to a 5-0 win at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Olise, who joined from Crystal Palace in the summer, scored two goals and provided two assists in the win, while Kane added another goal in addition to his two assists.
The big win continued Bayern’s impressive week, which included a 6-1 win at newly promoted Holstein Kiel and a 9-2 home win against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
Kane set up Olise’s opener in the 23rd minute and the goalscorer then provided the assist, dribbling down the right and playing a perfect pass to Jamal Musiala, who scored shortly afterwards.
Olise then assisted on Kane’s 57th-minute strike, the England captain’s tenth goal for Bayern this season in six competitive matches.
Olise scored again and Kane set up Serge Gnabry to make it 5-0 against Bremen. Bremen’s only win against Bayern since 2008 came in Munich in January.
Kane scored his first Bundesliga goal on his debut for Bremen in August last year and now has 41 league goals to his name, more than any other English player.
“We have so much quality up front and we enjoy playing football,” Musiala told Sky, adding: “But we will face tougher opponents.”
Next Saturday, FC Bayern will host champions Bayer Leverkusen.
Top-four rivals Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart and RB Leipzig all play on Sunday, but Bayern are guaranteed to end the weekend in top spot as the only team to have won all four of their opening league games.
Two goals in the first six minutes put Union Berlin on course for a 2-1 home win against Hoffenheim.
Tom Rothe and Jeong Woo-yeong scored early goals for the home side, but a goal from former Union striker Marius Bülter in the 67th minute ensured a nerve-wracking end in the German capital.
However, Union pulled out all the stops and won its second game of the season, meaning the team remains unbeaten, while Hoffenheim has lost its last three league games.
Freiburg scored three goals in the second half to win 3-0 at Heidenheim. Italian midfielder Vincenzo Grifo scored twice after Ritsu Doan had opened the scoring.
A goal from Shuto Machino in the 89th minute secured Holstein Kiel a 2-2 draw in Bochum and gave the promoted team their first points in the top division.
Kiel took the lead after 15 minutes with a goal from Benedikt Pichler, but Matus Bero and Lukas Daschner both scored to give Bochum a 2-1 lead at halftime.
Later on Saturday, Eintracht Frankfurt will host Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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