Highlights

Matchday 15

FINAL

Allianz Arena

VfB Stuttgart

KimMinjae Kim

63'

KaneHarry Kane

55'

KaneHarry Kane

T. Stieler

Allianz Arena

1:45

Musiala: "Kane is amazing"

Bayern's Jamal Musiala was full of praise for the Bundesliga's leading marksman Harry Kane, the young attacker saying that the Englishman was, "An amazing player; I love playing with him."

Full-time: Bayern Munich 3-0 Stuttgart

A statement win from the champions in their final home match of 2023 sees them bounce back from their defeat in Frankfurt last weekend in style. Harry Kane now has 20 goals this season as Bayern consolidate second spot, moving three points ahead of Leipzig.

Full-time

90'

Three additional minutes indicated

Bayern will be able to celebrate a well-earned win soon.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Alphonso Davies35.97km/h

Leroy Sané34.38km/h

Josha Vagnoman33.96km/h

89'

Substitution

Frans Krätzig

Alphonso Davies

87'

Silas crosses for Guirassy

A decent cross from the substitute goes into a threatening position, but Neuer is out to punch it behind before the striker can meet it in the air.

83'

Three changes

Bayern make two changes and Stuttgart one. It's purely a matter of whether Bayern can add to their lead or Stuttgart grab a consolation in the final minutes.

83'

Substitution

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting

Thomas Müller

83'

Substitution

Mathys Tel

Jamal Musiala

83'

Substitution

Leonidas Stergiou

Josha Vagnoman

82'

Leweling booked

The Stuttgart winger drags Alphonso Davies down and goes into the referee's notebook.

82'

Yellow card

Jamie Leweling

81'

Kane eyes hat-trick

The striker takes aim from the right edge of the box, but his effort is deflected behind.

79'

Leweling has a go

Jamie Leweling turns on the edge of the box and hits a shot that takes a deflection from Kim on its way into Manuel Neuer's hands.

78'

Little threat from Stuttgart

Bayern continue to be closer to the next goal, with Stuttgart not having an effort since the 20th minute.

77'

Substitution

Wooyeong Jeong

Deniz Undav

Kim's first goal for Bayern

The Korean centre-back has found the net for the club he joined this summer for the first time - just minutes after providing his first assist. He netted twice in 35 appearances for his previous side, Napoli.

72'

Bayern thread another slick attack together

Thomas Müller feeds the ball through to Leroy Sané, whose shot from the left is blocked.

69'

Karazor booked

The Stuttgart player slides in to stop Leroy Sané and sees yellow.

69'

Yellow card

Atakan Karazor

66'

Pass masters behind

Stuttgart have hit substantially more passes than Bayern today, but have very little goal threat to show for it.

Passes

223

560

65'

Stuttgart push

Angelo Stiller puts a couple of balls into the box, but Bayern clear with ease.

63'

Kim gets the third!

Pavlovic - whose set piece delivery has been spot on today - swings in a great corner from the left that Minjae Kim heads in via a deflection.

63'

Minjae Kim

GOAL!

3:0

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

7 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

7.58 m

59'

Triple change for Stuttgart

The visitors are in an unusual situation this season in having been comprehensively outplayed today. Can the three new faces inspire a turnaround in their fortunes?

59'

Substitution

Jamie Leweling

Enzo Millot

59'

Substitution

Silas Katompa Mvumpa

Chris Führich

59'

Substitution

Anthony Rouault

Waldemar Anton

55'

Harry Kane hits another!

That is goal number 20 in the Bundesliga for the England captain! Pavlovic floats a free-kick from the left over to Kim, who heads back across for Kane to turn a header in at the near post.

55'

Harry Kane

GOAL!

2:0

Goal probability

45 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

4.17 m

53'

Guirassy gets the ball in the danger area

Stuttgart's top scorer takes it in a threatening position but can't quite get into a shooting opportunity. Deniz Undav then almost receives a great long ball, only for Manuel Neuer to grab it first.

50'

Bayern continue to take the game to Stuttgart

The visitors have had little chance to show the kind of fluent play that has seen them stun the rest of the Bundesliga so far this season.

46'

Bayern's dominance shown on xG

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

The champions really should be two-up by now.

xGoals

2.13

0.15

Goals

46'

We're back in action

Bayern start the second half.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Bayern 1-0 Stuttgart

Bayern have a deserved lead after dominating the first half. They had a host of chances to extend their lead after Harry Kane's early goal - and put the ball in the Stuttgart net twice more, only for both efforts to be disallowed.

Half-time

45'

+ 3

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

45'

+ 2

Müller makes it two - until it's disallowed

Bayern thought they had doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time. Thomas Müller delivered a clinical finish from the right but a VAR check indicated he was offside.

45'

Musiala over

Kane cracks a shot from the edge of the box that is saved. Musiala then volleys over on the rebound. Two minutes of stoppage time are indicated.

44'

Guerreiro chips a ball into the box

Bayern want a second goal before half-time, and Raphaël Guerreiro hits a promising pass in, but Alexander Nübel is first to it.

40'

Kane offside

Bayern work the ball behind the Stuttgart defence again. Kane's shot is saved but up goes the offside flag, in any case.

37'

So near from Sané

Thomas Müller receives a beautiful ball forward from Harry Kane and turns it on Leroy Sané, who only has Alexander Nübel to beat but slips the ball wide of the far post.

33'

Sané stopped by Nübel again

Leroy Sané steps up to take the resulting free-kick and aims on target from a tight angle, but Alexander Nübel stops the effort.

32'

Mittelstädt booked

Jamal Musiala shimmies around Maximilian Mittelstädt right on the right edge of the penalty area, but the Stuttgart man brings the Bayern youngster down and is shown a yellow card.

31'

Yellow card

Maximilian Mittelstädt

30'

Sané denied by Nübel

Leroy Sané races towards the Stuttgart goal on a brilliant break and cracks a shot on goal from 20 metres out that Alexander Nübel does superbly to leap to his left and save.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Alphonso Davies35.97km/h

Josha Vagnoman33.96km/h

Leroy Sané32.77km/h

25'

Kim goal disallowed

The Korean centre-back nodded the ball into the net after a free-kick was curled into the box by Pavlovic, but it is ruled out after a VAR check for offside.

25'

SituationNo goal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionNo goal

23'

Plenty of chances

Bayern have seen a fraction more of the nine shots so far. Since the goal, it has been an even game.

Goal attempts

3off target

2on target

3off target

1on target

18'

Attacks at either end

There's a real flow to this encounter. Angelo Stiller looks to send Chris Führich in but overhits a promising pass, then Bayern's attack is blocked on the edge of the box.

16'

Mittelstädt saved

Stuttgart go on the attack and the ball drops to Maximilian Mittelstädtjust outside the box, who cracks a shot in with the outside of his boot that Manuel Neuer saves.

14'

Sané shot deflected behind

Bayern are attacking with real bite. Leroy Sané has a shot deflected behind for a corner, and Dayot Upamecano then heads over.

Another Kane milestone

Bayern's quickest goal of the season was Harry Kane's 19th already after just 14 matches. He is the fastest man to that mark - the second-fastest was Uwe Seeler after 19 matches, and that was 60 years ago!

10'

Undav blocked

In-form Deniz Undav twists past Raphaël Guerreiro in the Bayern box and takes aim - but Minjae Kim blocks his effort.

Laimer into the side netting

Superb play from Jamal Musiala to take the ball forward and hit it out to Konrad Laimer on the right, whose shot is deflected into the side netting for a corner.

Off we go again

Stuttgart pass the ball around nicely for a while, but Bayern are looking confident after effectively taking a goal's headstart.

Kane puts Bayern in front!

What a start! Harry Kane strikes the champions in front after a minute of play. Stuttgart lose the ball in their own half, and Alexander Nübel misjudges a ball pinged forward to allow Leroy Sané to race past him and cut the ball across for Kane to tap his 19th goal of the season in.

Harry Kane

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

91 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

8.53 m

Off we go

Stuttgart - clad in green today - get us underway.

Kick-off!

Kick off is minutes away

The teams are being read out to an Allianz Arena packed to the rafters...what a setting for what promises to be a fascinating encounter!

0:20

Stuttgart warm up

They have been the surprises of the Bundesliga season so far, but can Stuttgart shock an injury and illness depleted Bayern on their own patch?

More on that Bayern team

Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane (pictured) has recovered from a cold in time to play. Illness has however ruled Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich out of the encounter. Thomas Müller comes in as one of five changes to the side beaten 1-5 at Frankfurt last weekend, while the injury and illness crisis means only six players are named on the bench - one of whom is 18-year-old defensive midfielder Noel Aseko Nkili, who makes a matchday squad for the first time.

More on that Stuttgart team

Unsurprisingly the visitors stick with the same XI that impressed greatly at home to Leverkusen last weekend (drawing 1-1). That means strike sensations Serhou Guirassy and Deniz Undav (pictured) are to lead the line together again.

0:07

Welcome from Munich

You can feel the excitement already ahead of the champions' final home tie of the year.

Bayern starting XI

Neuer (c) - Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies - Guerreiro, Pavlovic - Sané, Musiala, Müller – Kane

Bayern subs

Peretz, de Ligt, Nkili, Krätzig, Choupo-Moting, Tel

Stuttgart starting XI

Nübel - Vagnoman, Anton (c), Zagadou, Mittelstädt - Millot, Karazor, Stiller, Führich - Undav, Guirassy

Stuttgart subs

Bredlow, Stenzel, Stergiou, Rouault, Jeong, Raimund, Di Benedetto, Silas, Leweling

Hoeneß's view on Bayern

"The game is of great importance for us all, obviously also for me. The process and analysis are the same. It's a top-of-the-table clash, even if it's just a snapshot. It's a nice state of play for us. Bayern have an absolutely top team with great individual quality, the absolute highest quality. We need to have solutions for the different phases of the game. That includes some that maybe aren't quite so bold against other opponents. We need to be brave, back ourselves and be ready to suffer. Then we have a chance. We've shown with the results against Dortmund and Leverkusen that we're capable of performing against top teams."

Tuchel's view on Stuttgart

"They've very consistent. Together they're greater than the sum of their parts. They deserve to be up where they are. They're very homogenous, tactically very flexible. It's impressive how Stuttgart play. You can see Sebastian's [Hoeneß] mark on the team. I think Stuttgart have had a consistent overperformance, so there must be good unity between the team and the coach. It's completely deserved, so we'll give everything our greatest respect and recognise that."

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3:08

Watch: Harry Kane and Serhou Guirassy compared

Kane and Guirassy facing off is the scintillating shootout between the best forwards in the world right now.

The sharpshooters

Kane leads the Bundesliga scoring chart with 18 goals, coming at an average of one every 63 minutes. However, Guirassy in second with 16 is netting at a rate of one every 55 minutes.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

2:03

Watch: VfB Stuttgart 1-2 Bayern Munich - previous meeting

Bayern Munich made it 13 straight wins and 16 consecutive games unbeaten away at VfB Stuttgart in all competitions with a 2-1 victory back in March thanks to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

2:03

Watch: VfB Stuttgart 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen - highlights

Chris Führich's opener for third-placed Stuttgart was cancelled out by Florian Wirtz as VfB held leaders Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-1 draw last Sunday, meaning they come into this weekend only a point behind champions Bayern Munich.

2:03

Watch: Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 Bayern Munich - highlights

Bayern Munich's unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season was unceremoniously ended by a clinical Eintracht Frankfurt performance last weekend.

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