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SUPER-SUB HARRY KANE HAT-TRICK SEALS BAYERN MUNICH'S 5-0 VICTORY
Kane's 27-minute hat-trick was the highlight of the Bundesliga weekend. Also, Wolfsburg ended a year-long home drought, while Heidenheim and St. Pauli snatched dramatic late points.
Harry Kane came off the bench and scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich cruised to a 5-0 win against Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. It was a Saturday filled with late-game drama.
Kane's second-half goals put the game away, after Stuttgart had put up a good fight. St. Pauli and Heidenheim both scored late goals to snatch points.
Bayern, playing their fifth game in two weeks, rested some usual starters against Stuttgart. Manuel Neuer, Kane, and Jonathan Tah all began on the bench.
Even with those players out, Vincent Kompany’s team started strong. Nicolas Jackson had an early chance, and then Konrad Laimer scored with a nice backheel in the 11th minute.
Stuttgart came back strong and was unlucky. Nikolas Nartey’s header was disallowed due to offside after a VAR review.
Bayern regained control when Kane entered the game.
The English striker made it 2-0 from just outside the box. Josip Stanisic added a third goal twelve minutes later.
Kane scored a penalty after a handball and completed his hat trick with a late goal.
He now has 17 league goals and 28 goals in 22 games across all competitions.
In other news, Christian Eriksen helped Wolfsburg get their first home win in almost a year, defeating Union Berlin 3-1.
Wolfsburg hadn’t won at home in 14 games. However, they surprised Union with two well-executed first-half goals from Patrick Wimmer and Mohamed Amoura.
After halftime, Eriksen took advantage of a mistake by Stanley Nsoki and set up Lovro Majer for the third goal.
Union scored late, but Leopold Querfeld missed a penalty.
Augsburg surprised Leverkusen with a 2-0 victory in their first game after firing their coach, Sandro Wagner.
Dimitrios Giannoulis scored early, and Anton Kade added another goal with a header.
St. Pauli avoided their tenth straight loss with a 1-1 draw at Cologne. Heidenheim came from behind for the second week in a row, beating Freiburg 2-1.
Cologne was on track for a win after Said El Mala scored, but Ricky-Jade Jones scored with St. Pauli’s first shot of the game.
Just a week after scoring twice late against Union, Heidenheim did it again against Freiburg.
Patrick Mainka equalised after Johan Manzambi’s opener. Then, Stefan Schimmer scored in the 94th minute to give Heidenheim the win.
KOMPANY'S IMPACT: SERGE GNABRY BACK TO TOP FORM, SET FOR NEW BAYERN DEAL
Serge Gnabry has regained top form under Vincent Kompany, scoring four and assisting five. He is now set to sign a two-year Bayern Munich contract extension despite taking a pay cut.
Vincent Kompany's work at Bayern Munich over the past year and a half has earned him praise across Europe. He brought stability to the team last season and helped them win the Bundesliga title again. The Belgian coach has also brought in an attractive style of play. It keeps the fans entertained while also getting the wins.
Besides the results and good football, Kompany has also managed to get the most out of players who were struggling before he got to Munich. Serge Gnabry is one player who fits this description. The German winger wasn't playing his best for a couple of months.
Gnabry was fighting for his place in Munich coming into this season, as he was in the last year of his contract. Now, four months into the new season, the German winger is close to a contract extension, having returned to top form under Kompany.
Florian Plettenberg from Sky Sports in Germany says Bayern is likely to offer Gnabry a two-year extension. The club is happy with how Gnabry has played this season. The player will need to take a pay cut to sign a new deal.
Serge Gnabry feels good after positive talks with Bayern.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Gnabry said he's had good talks with Bayern and isn't worried about his future.
If Bayern doesn’t extend his contract by the end of December, he can talk to other clubs about a free transfer in January. But Gnabry wants to stay in Munich, so he won’t be talking to other clubs during the winter transfer window. There was Premier League interest in Gnabry in the last two summer transfer windows.
Gnabry has scored four goals and has five assists in all competitions. He's done well in the number ten role behind Harry Kane. The team needed someone to step up after Jamal Musiala was injured during the Club World Cup in the summer, and Gnabry has been consistent in this role.
Looking forward, Gnabry might play less with Jamal Musiala back and Lennart Karl emerging. But his experience will be valuable for Bayern during a long season. With Gnabry willing to take a pay cut, giving him a new two-year deal would be a smart move by Bayern.
VINCENT KOMPANY WARNS BAYERN: SPORTING CP IS A COMPLETE TEAM, REQUIRES 100% EFFORT TO WIN UCL
Vincent Kompany praises Sporting CP as a "complete team" that defends well and counters quickly. He demands 100% effort from Bayern in the crucial UCL clash.
Vincent Kompany, Bayern Munich's coach, has watched Sporting CP's game film and knows they are a top team.
They're the kind of team that can cause Bayern Munich problems, so Kompany is going into the match with a lot of respect for them.
Kompany said, They are a complete team and defend very well. They're also dangerous on the counter. Their defence pushes up a lot. They pressed high against Benfica. They have good attacking players, and many with a great future. They are an exciting team. We have to be at 100%. Sporting are in the Champions League top eight for a good reason. The stats say maybe five wins and a draw would be enough, but I don’t want to think that way. We play at home tomorrow, and we’ve played two of our last three games here. If we win, we’ll be close to a top 8 spot, and things are looking good right now.”
Kompany has been rotating players more recently, but he won't explain his strategy in detail.
It depends on the players’ form or the opponent; it changes. I don’t talk about it much; it’s about trusting the guys. When we win, people talk about personnel, and that’s okay. I like that. "We have competition, and I like that," Kompany said. Manu (Neuer) will play tomorrow. But Jonas Urbig is a very good young German goalkeeper. Manu has played very well this season, but Jonas has gotten and will get his chances. He did well against Stuttgart. Everything is going according to plan.
I want to talk to Alphonso Davies again after this, but he might be in the squad tomorrow. If the game is close, which I expect against Sporting, he probably won’t play much. But he’ll probably get some time this week. Anything before Christmas is a bonus.”
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