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Helmes stars in Leverkusen rout

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Patrick Helmes took his total to six goals from five league games following his move from 1. FC Köln, registering a hat-trick as Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 4-0 against Hannover 96 in the weekend's opening Bundesliga game.

Patrick Helmes celebrates a goal against Hannover
Patrick Helmes celebrates a goal against Hannover ©Getty Images

Germany striker Patrick Helmes took his total to six goals from five league games following his move from 1. FC Köln, registering a hat-trick as Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 4-0 against Hannover 96 in the weekend's opening Bundesliga game.

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Bruno Labbadia's side went into Saturday in second place in the German table as Helmes ran riot at the BayArena. Simon Rolfes laid down the gauntlet with a fifth minute opener, and it was 2-0 inside 20 minutes as Helmes plundered his first of the night. The 24-year-old then struck twice more early in the second half to complete his first treble for his new club and surge to the top of the Bundesliga scorers table.