"The Bavarian club, who have opened up an 11-point lead at the top, were a goal up but struggling against the aggressive hosts until the introduction of Kane on the hour mark. Stuttgart were also left with 10 men for the last 10 minutes after the dismissal of Lorenz Assignon. Bayern, who host Sporting in the Champions League on Tuesday, were lucky to go into the break with a one-goal lead thanks to Konrad Laimer's 11th minute strike."
"The introduction of Kane, however, tipped the balance in the visitors' favour and the England captain opened his account with a crisp, low drive in the 66th. The Stuttgart keeper Alexander Nubel then let a weak shot from the Bayern substitute Josip Stanisic slip through his hands to make it 3-0 and to make matters worse, Bayern earned an 80th-minute penalty following a handball and red card for Assignon, and Kane easily converted it."
Konrad Laimer gave Bayern an early lead with an 11th-minute strike, but Stuttgart mounted a strong, aggressive challenge and had a Nikolas Nartey header ruled narrowly offside. Deniz Undav threatened repeatedly, including a 59th-minute effort tipped over by Jonas Urbig. Bayern were struggling until Harry Kane came on around the hour mark and scored in the 66th. A weak Josip Stanisic shot slipped through Alexander Nubel to make it 3-0, then a handball and red card for Lorenz Assignon led to an 80th-minute penalty converted by Kane. Kane completed his hat-trick in the 88th, taking his league tally to 17 and lifting Bayern to 37 points, 11 clear of second-placed RB Leipzig. Upcoming fixtures include Barcelona at Real Betis, Atletico at Athletic, and Inter hosting Como.
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