Bayern win again away at Werder Bremen

FC Bayern beat Werder Bremen 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Harry Kane handed Bayern the lead from the penalty spot after 20 minutes and soon made it two to equal Robert Lewandowski’s Bundesliga record of 26 goals after 22 matches. Leon Goretzka rounded off the final scoreline midway through the second half.

Munich started with Manuel Neuer in goal and Josip Stanišić, Minjae Kim, Jonathan Tah and Konrad Laimer in defence. Joshua Kimmich and Goretzka anchored a midfield featuring Lennart Karl, Serge Gnabry and Luis Díaz, with Kane up front. Jonas Urbig replaced Neuer in goal at half-time, with Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala, Tom Bischof and Nicolas Jackson coming on for Stanišić, Gnabry, Kimmich and Kane in the second half.

Kane shines

Bremen made a bold start and Romano Schmid fired wide before Cameron Puertas’ cross only just evaded Felix Agu, but Bayern soon asserted their dominance. Kane saw a shot deflected wide before Senne Lynen upended Karl in the box, with Kane dispatching the ensuing penalty.

The champions struck again immediately after when Goretzka intercepted the ball and Kane’s curler from distance found the net via the inside of the post. Díaz saw an effort saved and keeper Mio Backhaus beat Kane to the ball. Agu fired just wide as Bayern were two up at half-time.

Goretzka seals three points

The pendulum swung the other way for a spell after the restart, with Marco Grüll hitting the post. Backhaus denied Díaz and Gnabry before Urbig proved equal to Schmid’s shot. Munich put the game to bed when Musiala sidestepped a number of opponents and Davies squared for Goretzka to smash home.

Bischof put a free-kick into the wall, with Urbig denying Grüll at the other end. Musiala drew a fine save from Backhaus as Bayern sealed three more deserved points.

The victory takes Bayern onto 57 points from 22 matches, six clear of Borussia Dortmund. Vincent Kompany’s team will be back in action next Saturday when they entertain Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.

Live match report for fcbayern.com by Greg Salmen