A method for combusting fuel in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, in which air is supplied to the combustion chamber via at least one intake valve and at least one fanned-out fuel spray is injected into the combustion chamber via at least one fuel injector in such a way that at least one layer charge cloud composed of a fuel/air mixture is produced and the layer charge cloud is ignited using at least one ignition device. For achieving a higher degree of efficiency during combustion, the at least one layer charge cloud is ignited in the combustion chamber at at least two spatially separated ignition points, the ignition being carried out simultaneously or staggered in time.