Stuttgart 0-5 Bayern Munich: Kane's hat-trick leads five-star hosts in rout
Bayern Munich continued their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga campaign, with substitute Harry Kane scoring a wonderful hat-trick.
Harry Kane came off the bench to score a stunning hat-trick as Bayern Munich moved nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with a dominant 5-0 win away at Stuttgart.
The league leaders dominated the early exchanges and took the lead in the 11th minute as Konrad Laimer flicked a clever backheel past goalkeeper Alexander Nubel after the Austrian was set up by Michael Olise.
The hosts thought they had equalised towards the end of the first half through Nikolas Nartey's first goal for the club after he met a Bilal El Khannouss free-kick, but it was disallowed after a VAR check as the Dane was offside.
In first-half stoppage time, Nicolas Jackson's effort was then saved at the near post, while Chema Andres scuffed an effort wide shortly after as Stuttgart applied late pressure.
Diaz squandered a golden opportunity after the break, missing the target from yards out after being played through by Olise, but Bayern got their second through Kane's driven effort from outside the penalty area.
Stanisic then struck from distance in the 78th minute before Bayern were awarded a penalty after Lorenz Assignon handled a Michael Olise effort on the goal-line, resulting in a red card.
Kane netted his second goal from the spot, and he completed his hat-trick in the 88th minute when Olise stormed past Jamie Leweling and squared it to the striker, who
Data Debrief: Bayern continue dominant away record against Stuttgart as Olise moves ahead in assist race
Bayern have now won 16 of their last 17 matches away to Stuttgart in all competitions, with the only exception being a 3-1 Bundesliga defeat in May 2024.
Kompany's men are scoring goals for fun in the Bundesliga and have now netted twice or more in their last 21 league matches, surpassing the record set by themselves in 2013-14 under Pep Guardiola.
Olise was a constant threat throughout, and his two assists move him to the top of the charts; he has set up eight goals in the German top-flight this season.
