Bayern Munich beat RB Leipzig 6-1 at the Allianz Arena on Saturday, with Luis Díaz scoring a hat-trick and Aleksandar Pavlović, Michael Olise and Harry Kane also on the scoresheet, to move top of the Bundesliga on 14 points in matchday 6.
MUNICH, Oct 17 — Bayern Munich scored four times either side of half-time before adding two more to beat RB Leipzig 6-1 in Bundesliga matchday 6.
Díaz leads the way
Díaz opened the scoring in the 12th minute from a Joshua Kimmich assist, and Pavlović made it 2-0 in the 26th minute from a Díaz pass. Olise added the third in the 34th minute, set up by Kane. Díaz scored again in the 47th minute, again from a Kane pass, before Kane scored himself in the 53rd minute after a pass from Nathaniel Brown. Díaz completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute from an Olise assist, and Andrija Maksimović scored a consolation for Leipzig in the first minute of stoppage time.
Kane’s milestone
The match was Kane’s 100th Bundesliga appearance, and the striker has now scored 102 goals in those games, according to the Bundesliga. Bayern’s expected goals were 4.27 against Leipzig’s 0.62, and Díaz was voted man of the match with 84 per cent of the vote.
Top of the table
The win lifted Bayern to the top of the Bundesliga on 14 points, one ahead of Freiburg, who visit Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday. Bayern host Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, then travel to Freiburg in the league on Sunday, Oct 25. Bayern’s last European match was a 3-3 draw at Viking.
Result: Bayern Munich 6-1 RB Leipzig (Bundesliga, Allianz Arena). Bayern: Díaz 12′, 47′, 69′; Pavlović 26′; Olise 34′; Kane 53′. Leipzig: Maksimović 90+1′.
