Welcome to The Euro Debrief, a new Sky Sports column in which Adam Bate rounds up some of the key stories from the latest matches across the continent. This week: It took a trademark Harry Kane goal to finally stop Elversberg. England's captain scored his 150th goal for Bayern Munich in the 72nd minute - one with echoes of his winner against DR Congo at the World Cup - as the newcomers were beaten for the first time.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Bayern have not yet hit their familiar position at the top of the Bundesliga, however. That is held by Freiburg following their 5-0 win over beleaguered Borussia Monchengladbach, who responded by sacking their coach Eugen Polanski. "We did so many things wrong - something that is inexplicable to me." Those were Polanski's words after losing to Elversberg last weekend.
They were worse at Freiburg. Gladbach already look prime candidates for relegation after last season's escape. Borussia Dortmund also retain their 100 per cent record as Felix Nmecha scored two sensational goals to put the gloss on a 3-0 win over Paderborn.
But the victory was set up by Fabio Silva, the Portuguese forward making his first Bundesliga start of the season. Silva's goal was his fourth of the campaign, already eclipsing his goal tally for the whole of last season. Dortmund needed him to step up following injuries to both of the club's high-profile new Greek signings and the signs are that he is capable of doing just that.
Elsewhere, Dortmund's great rivals Schalke secured their first Bundesliga win since their return to the top flight - unsurprisingly achieving it with just 34 per cent of the ball against Union Berlin. Meanwhile, Niclas Fullkrug scored once again for Werder Bremen. But a special mention for Eintracht Frankfurt goalkeeper Noah Atubolu who extended his extraordinary Bundesliga record by saving a sixth consecutive penalty in his side's 3-1 win at Mainz.
Nadiem Amiri had scored his previous 10 but Atubolu is built differently. Bundesliga results: Union Berlin 1-3 Schalke, Augsburg 2-2 Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Paderborn, Freiburg 5-0 Borussia Monchengladbach, Hoffenheim 2-1 Stuttgart, Mainz 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt, Cologne 1-1 Werder Bremen, RB Leipzig 5-0 Hamburg, Elversberg 1-2 Bayern Munich. Having scored five goals in their last two away games, they had to settle for four against Levante.
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