Kane hat trick makes Bayern celebrate against Stuttgart

With a hat trick, Harry Kane scored record champions Bayern Munich to a 4-0 (0-0) win against pursuers VfB Stuttgart on Saturday evening. However, Bayern struggled for almost an hour.

Harry Kane redeemed Munich after four goalless competitive games with a precision shot from over 25 meters, flat to the bottom left of the Stuttgart goal. National goalkeeper Alexander Nübel stretched in vain for the shot, which didn't look unstoppable (57').

He then conjured up Thomas Müller, who cleverly served Kane in the tightest of spaces, who picked up the ball himself in the tightness of the Stuttgart defense and then smashed it unstoppably into the net of the white-clad Stuttgart team (60th). Deep in the second half, the Englishman scored after a Palhinha shot was parried by Nübel (80'). In the end, Kingsley Coman also got on the scoresheet when he put the ball on his right foot in the penalty area and hit it hard into the goal.

Bayern only have some control

From the start, FC Bayern clearly had the party and its opponents under control – and somehow not. Munich's chances seemed to start in the third minute when Paulo Guerreiro played Serge Gnabry on the edge of the penalty area, but his shot missed the right post of Stuttgart's goal by centimeters.

But then little stones quickly got into FC Bayern's often well-oiled gear: Manuel Neuer played imprecisely to his teammate a few times, then Aleksandar Pavlovic fell from a height onto his right shoulder in a duel with Fabian Rieder: the party was in favor of the highly talented midfield strategist over after just over five minutes.

VfB offensive harmless, Munich imprecise

As a result – only Deniz Undav missed a half-chance – the record champions let the ball roll in their usual manner. But there were many inaccuracies in the hosts' actions. In particular, the coordination of the attack department didn't work at all: Guerreiro tipped the ball to Nübel without pressure (8th), Kane passed half into space on a counterattack because Gnabry couldn't go through due to offside, Kane headed over under pressure.

There was almost nothing to be seen from the guests offensively in the first part of the game – the Swabians' respect for the great offensive power of the “Reds” was too great.

Munich with a changed style of play

Without the injured Jamal Musiala, but with Thomas Müller up front from the start, the Munich team came out of the locker room with significantly more desire to score. And immediately the plan to open up more and act more offensively seemed to backfire: When VfB had a double chance, right-back Josha Vagnoman shot way over.

But then Harry Kane's hour came: After half a dozen unsuccessful attempts, the Englishman took a flat shot from over 25 meters in a central position – and was successful next to the left post. The interaction between Müller and Kane just a little later and the Englishman's finish earned the title “world class”. And again just a few minutes later, Kane missed his great chance for a hat trick when he received the ball from Alphonso Davies in the penalty area, but chased the ball up towards the stands.

Kane's hat trick

But then the hat trick for the Englishman finally worked: Towards the end of the party, tired Stuttgarters didn't have much to counter Bayern's attacks: after a shot from the second row by Joao Palhinha, who had substituted for Pavlovic, the goalscorer switched after the Nübel defense Fastest and put the ball in the goal for the third time that evening. Müller was once again the provider for Coman's final point.

Stuttgart was a tougher opponent for a long time – in the end, Bayern's huge will to win and their great individual class prevailed.

First Champions League, then Stuttgart against Kiel, Bayern in Bochum

Difficult tasks await the two teams in the Champions League during the week. VfB will face Juventus Turin away on Tuesday (10/22/24, 9 p.m.), while Bayern will be guests at former coach Hansi Flick and FC Barcelona the next day. Stuttgart will host Holstein Kiel in the league next weekend (October 26th, 3:30 p.m.). The Munich team will be guests at VfL Bochum (October 27th, 3:30 p.m.).