Harry Kane scores his SIXTH hat-trick for Bayern Munich just over a year after his Bundesliga move – with England captain starring in 4-0 rout of Stuttgart
- Harry Kane scored three to break Bayern’s winless run across all competitions
- Kane has now scored six hat-tricks since joining the Bundesliga over a year ago
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Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored a hat-trick to steer his team to a 4-0 victory over visiting VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, snapping their three-game winless run across all competitions and keeping them top of the Bundesliga.
Kane, who had missed a golden chance in front of goal in the 51st minute, broke the deadlock six minutes later, rifling in from outside the box.
The England captain, who had not scored in his previous two Bundesliga games, the loss to Aston Villa in the Champions League or the recent two England matches earlier in October, then drilled in following a goal mouth scramble on the hour.
He secured his hat-trick in the 80th minute with his eighth league goal of the season after Joao Palhinha’s shot was blocked with substitute Kingsley Coman curling in Bayern’s fourth goal in the 89th.
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Bayern Munich in their 4-0 route over VfB Stuggart
Kane has now scored six hat-tricks for the German giants since joining the Bundesliga last year
Bayern, who had midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic taken off after eight minutes with a suspected broken collarbone, had control from the start but could not make their dominance count in the first half.
Stuttgart, last season’s runners-up, gradually ran out of steam and could no longer keep up after the break when Bayern struck three times in 23 minutes with Kane, now on eight goals in the league, to kill off the game.
The visitors’ best chance was in the 53rd minute when Josha Vagnoman missed the target, firing over the bar from 10 metres out.
Bayern struck three times in 23 minutes through Kane, who is now on eight goals this season
The Bavarian club is top of the Bundesliga with 17 points ahead on goal difference of RB Leipzig
The Bavarians are top of the standings on 17 points, ahead on goal difference of RB Leipzig, winners 2-0 at Mainz 05.
Freiburg are third on 15 with champions Bayer Leverkusen in fourth a point behind after their 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
