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Bayern Munich<\/strong> maintained their flawless start in the Bundesliga by beating Hoffenheim<\/strong> 4-1 away on Saturday after Harry Kane netted two penalties and bagged his ninth hat-trick for the German league leaders.<\/p>\n It was Kane\u2019s second hat-trick of the campaign, after a second-half treble in their season opener against RB Leipzig, and he moved five clear at the top of the scoring charts with eight league goals in four matches.<\/p>\n The victory moved Bayern up to 12 points while Hoffenheim are six points behind in eighth place.<\/p>\n With Christian Ilzer\u2019s Hoffenheim in the ascendancy, Vincent Kompany\u2019s Bayern looked as if they might be made to work for their three points on a hot day in south-western Germany. \u201cI told Christian that they were better than us in the first half,\u201d Kompany said. \u201cWe showed a reaction in the second half and played very well. I\u2019m very happy with the win.<\/p>\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t surprised. We just played a tough game against Chelsea midweek, with all the hype that surrounded the win. Then we came here to a difficult ground.\u201d<\/p>\n Real Madrid<\/strong> maintained their flawless start in La Liga with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol<\/strong> at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u courtesy of goals from \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 in either half, handing their rivals their first defeat of the campaign.<\/p>\n Real Madrid sit comfortably atop the standings on 15 points after five matches, five clear of Espanyol and Barcelona, with the reigning champions having a game in hand before they host Getafe on Sunday.<\/p>\n The centre-back Milit\u00e3o opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a stunning strike from 30 metres, his thunderous right-footed effort leaving Espanyol keeper Marko Dmitrovic no chance as it flew into the top-left corner.<\/p>\n Mbapp\u00e9 extended their lead shortly after the break, curling a precise shot into the bottom-left corner from the edge of the box, assisted by a marauding Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior.<\/p>\n <\/span>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 fires in a shot from distance to double Real Madrid\u2019s lead.<\/span> Photograph: Manu Fern\u00e1ndez\/AP<\/p>\n Dani Carvajal, the captain, told Real Madrid TV: \u201cI\u2019m happy. I think we played a complete game. We suffered very little defensively against a well organised, very intense opponent, who had 10 points out of 12 to start the season. We\u2019re still at the top of the table and we\u2019ve achieved our goal today.\u201d<\/p>\n Verona<\/strong> fought back to hold Juventus<\/strong> to a 1-1 draw, ending the visitors\u2019 three-match winning streak in Serie A as Gift Orban\u2019s equaliser from the penalty spot in the 44th minute cancelled out Francisco Concei\u00e7\u00e3o\u2019s strike.<\/p>\n Concei\u00e7\u00e3o, making his first appearance since suffering a muscle injury earlier this month, scored in the 19th minute when he picked up Kh\u00e9phren Thuram\u2019s pass and cut in from the right, dribbling past two Verona players before finishing with his left foot from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n A handball by Jo\u00e3o M\u00e1rio in the box set up the hosts\u2019 equaliser, and the Juventus goalkeeper, Michele Di Gregorio, got his hand on Orban\u2019s penalty but it still went in.<\/p>\n Verona, looking for their first win this season, thought they had taken the lead when their captain, Suat Serdar, found the net with a header in the 67th minute, but a review by the video assistant referee ruled him offside and the hosts got their third draw in four league matches.<\/p>\n Milan<\/strong> took advantage of Juventus\u2019s slip to move to within a point. Christian Pulisic marked his return to the starting lineup with two goals and an assist in a 3-0 win at Udinese<\/strong> that lifted the visitors to third. Milan are on nine points, the same as Napoli who have a match in hand, and one behind Juve.<\/p>\n <\/span>Christian Pulisic celebrates scoring Milan\u2019s third goal, his second, at Udinese, on the American\u2019s return to the starting XI.<\/span> Photograph: Daniele Mascolo\/Reuters<\/p>\n Pulisic had been on the bench for Milan\u2019s last two games but, restored to the starting XI, made a major impact, breaking the deadlock in the 40th minute when Pervis Estupi\u00f1\u00e1n\u2019s cross from the left was deflected towards his own goal by Udinese\u2019s Thomas Kristensen. While the goalkeeper Razvan Sava instinctively stopped the ball crossing the line, it rebounded perfectly into Pulisic\u2019s path.<\/p>\n Milan\u2019s lead was doubled inside the first minute of the second half when Pulisic challenged Jesper Karlstrom for the ball in the Udinese penalty area, forcing it to spill into the path of Youssouf Fofana, who cut inside and shot a low effort into the back of the net.<\/p>\n Pulisic got his second goal in the 53rd minute to end home hopes, catching out Sava at his near post as he squeezed in a tight shot.<\/p>\n It was Udinese\u2019s first defeat of the season, leaving them on seven points and sixth in the Italian top flight.<\/p>\n This story will be updated<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bayern Munich maintained their flawless start in the Bundesliga by beating Hoffenheim 4-1 away on Saturday after Harry Kane netted two penalties and bagged his ninth hat-trick for the German league leaders. 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