MUNICH: Luis Diaz scored a hat-trick and Harry Kane grabbed a double in Bayern Munich’s comprehensive 5-1 win over 10-man Hoffenheim on Sunday to ensure the Bundesliga champions restored a six-point lead at the top of the table.
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Kane’s two goals both came from first-half penalties while Diaz added the next three goals to see Bayern advance to 54 points from 21 games, well clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund who won away at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Hoffenheim had Kevin Akpoguma sent off for a 17th-minute foul that allowed Kane to open the scoring from the spot but did equalize through Andrej Kramaric before Bayern took control of the contest and imposed themselves on the under-strength visitors.
Hoffenheim stay in third spot in the German league on 42 points as their run of five successive Bundesliga wins ended.
