"Even six substitutions weren't enough to knock Bayern off their stride - on the contrary: after a patchy first half, Munich upped the ante after the restart and beat VfB Stuttgart 5-0. 30 minutes were enough for sub Harry Kane to score a hat-trick - and it was only the second time the England forward scored after coming off the bench. Not only did Bayern remain unbeaten at the top of the table, they also won their 12 th out of 13 matches and extended their record of the best start to a Bundesliga campaign, boasting in incredible goal difference of 49-9."
"Excitement in the run-up FC Bayern had advanced to the DFB Cup quarter-finals thanks to a victory over Union Berlin earlier this week, as had Stuttgart with a win at Bochum. Two teams full of confidence faced off - in the Bundesliga, only FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart had found the net in every match this campaign, with the German record champions scoring at least two in each of their last 20 league games - only Bayern under Pep Guardiola had achieved this feat in 2013/14."
"Not the best omen for a large-scale rotation in the Bayern squad, but head coach Vincent Kompany still shuffled his deck after Wednesday evening's exhausting cup fight in Berlin. Jonas Urbig started between the sticks for the second time this Bundesliga campaign, whereas Harry Kane and others started on the bench. FC Bayern have gone unbeaten with Kane as a starter since the beginning of 2024/25 (32 wins and seven draws). Without Kane in the starting line-up, FC Bayern lost two out of four games."
Bayern Munich dominated VfB Stuttgart 5-0 after a slow first half and a much stronger second half. Harry Kane, introduced as a substitute, scored a hat-trick within 30 minutes, marking only his second career match with three goals after coming off the bench. Bayern remained unbeaten at the top of the table, winning 12 of 13 matches and extending a record-best Bundesliga start with a goal difference of 49-9. Both teams entered the match in good form, with Stuttgart's Deniz Undav in strong scoring form and Bayern rotating the squad after a midweek cup tie in Berlin.
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