Bayern Munich 3-0 VfB Stuttgart (17 Dec, 2023) Game Analysis

Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane scored once in each half to lift Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over VfB Stuttgart on Sunday and narrow the gap to leaders Bayer Leverkusen to four points with a game in hand.

The England captain, the league's all-time record winner after his €100 million ($108.94 million) move from Tottenham Hotspur this season, has scored 20 times in his 14 league appearances so far. now.

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He is only the third player in league history to reach this mark at or before the halfway point, tying Robert Lewandowski and Gerd Müller as the fastest player to 20 goals in a season.

Meanwhile, Bayern scored in a league-record 64th consecutive home Bundesliga match, matching their run from 1970-74.

Despite a series of injuries and last-minute illness absences of Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka, Bayern secured all three points and are now on 35 with a game in hand, with Leverkusen leading on 39 after winning 3 -0 against Eintracht. Frankfurt earlier Sunday.

“It was probably our best performance of the season so far,” Kane said. “We wanted to be dominant. We knew how dangerous they were and we limited them to a few chances. It was great to score twice and help the team.”

The league is taking a break after next week's matches and will resume on January 12.

Bayern were desperate to bounce back from last week's 5-1 defeat to Frankfurt and they needed just two minutes to score, with Kane collecting a pass from Leroy Sane.

The Bavarians had the upper hand throughout the match and missed numerous chances, with Stuttgart goalkeeper Alexander Nuebel remaining busy throughout.

Kane doubled his lead in the 55th after being left unmarked to head in following a cross from youngster Aleksandar Pavlovic.

Eight minutes later the visitors struck again with Kim Min-Jae's deflected header past Nuebel and dashing any hopes of a Stuttgart comeback in Bayern's final home game of the year.