After two winless league matches on the bounce, Bayern Munich had a point to prove against Hoffenheim and boy did they prove something! The Bavarians won 5-1 thanks to a brace of penalties from Harry Kane and a sublime hat-trick from Luis Díaz. His efforts earned him the Man of the Match award with 77% of the vote:
This is the Colombian’s first ever hat-trick for Bayern and the first one to do it since James Rodriguez against
Mainz in 2019. Last time out, against Hamburg, Lucho started on the bench which seemed to hurt Bayern’s playing style. His performances today further understate the need for him to play virtually every match.
While running someone into the ground is never a good idea, leaving Díaz out will do more harm than good and he’s someone who can play consecutive 90 minutes without much trouble.
Bayern take on RB Leipzig in the DFB-Pokal next in the coming days.
If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on Acast, Spotify, Apple, or any leading podcast distributor…
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