Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich easily defeated Stuttgart 3-0 to reach the 20-goal milestone in the Bundesliga.
After losing 5-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt the previous week, Bayern entered the game under duress, but this was quickly relieved as Kane opened the score after only two minutes when Leroy Sane crossed the ball to him for a tap-in.
Stuttgart had more possession throughout the game, but Bayern always posed a greater danger because to Leroy Sane’s lightning-fast dashes both with and without the ball and Thomas Muller and Kane’s deft passes, which made them a constant menace.
After 25 minutes, Kim Min-Jae should have doubled the hosts’ advantage by heading in Aleksandar Petrovic’s free kick. However, a VAR error meant the linesman’s first judgement that the Korean was offside from the free kick stayed even though it seemed like he was onside.
Ten minutes after the half, Kane increased the advantage with a close-range goal after Kim knocked down Pavlovic’s corner. In just his 14th game, he had scored 20 goals, setting a record.
The final goal similarly came from a Pavlovic set piece, when Anthony Rouault deflected Kim’s header past Alexander Nubel.
With a game remaining, the outcome maintains Bayern four points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.