In his 100th Bundesliga match, Harry Kane scored a goal and laid on two assists as he pulled the strings from deep, while Aleksandar Pavlovic and Michael Olise also got on the scoresheet. The dominant display was probably Bayern’s best performance of the season and a boost to their confidence ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with English champions Arsenal. Luis Diaz hit a hat-trick as Bayern Munich pummelled a listless RB Leipzig 6-1 on Saturday to climb to the top of the Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund had briefly edged ahead of Freiburg into top spot after their earlier draw at Union Berlin, but Bayern responded in typically ruthless fashion.
This result came after two successive draws, a rare run of middling form for the German giants, but they shook off the funk early on, with Diaz, Pavlovic and Olise putting the hosts in control before half-time. Bayern have now won their past three games against Leipzig by a combined scoreline of 17-1. Serhou Guirassy had a golden chance to snatch all three points for his side at the end of a match of few opportunities, but headed just wide with 11 minutes remaining. Niclas Fuellkrug scored for the fifth straight Bundesliga match as his brace helped Werder Bremen come from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Paderborn.
Diaz scored either side of a Kane tap-in after the break, with the England captain and former Tottenham striker withdrawn before the hour mark ahead of old rivals Arsenal’s visit.
Diaz had faced criticism after four league games without a goal but the Colombian sparked to life at the Allianz Arena in Munich, terrorising Leipzig defender Lukas Klostermann down the left. A first-half goal from Phillip Tietz was enough for Mainz to win 1-0 at Schalke and climb to fifth in the standings.
