Bayern 3-0 Hoffenheim: Just 1 point behind leader, Musiala brace and Kane scores

Jamal Musiala's masterful performance inspired Bayern Munich to a 3-0 victory over Hoffenheim as the champions closed the gap on leaders Bayer Leverkusen to just one point.

Match Report

Jamal Musiala's masterful performance inspired Bayern Munich to a 3-0 victory over Hoffenheim as the champions closed the gap on leaders Bayer Leverkusen to just one point.

Bayern went into the winter break clinging onto the coattails of Xabi Alonso's pacesetters but were able to take advantage of playing before their title rivals as the Bundesliga returned from its winter break on Friday night.

After emotional tributes were paid to Franz Beckenbauer - the former Bayern player and manager who died earlier this month - Thomas Tuchel's side were quiet for an hour but did open the scoring when Musiala's powerful effort from a tight angle somehow beat Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.

Musiala then added a second after turning in Raphael Guerreiro's low cross, before Grischa Promel was dismissed for a second yellow card.

That sending off ended the contest, meaning all that was left was for Harry Kane to fire in his 22nd goal in 16 Bundesliga games as his remarkable form continued.

Match Events

0' Beckenbauer Memorial Ceremony

0' Mourning ceremony

0' The match is about to start!

9' Kramaric’s shot flies into the sky

16' Yellow Card! Anton Stach booked

18' GOAL! Bayern 1-0 Hoffenheim (Jamal Musiala)

38' Kramaric's shot too straight

40' Upamecano’s shot wide out

42' Yellow Card! Grischa Prömel booked

48' Great tackle!

55' OFFSIDE! Sane’s goal disallowed

57' CLOSE! Musiala hits the post

59' CLOSE! Laimer’s shot cleared off by Baumann

62' SAVE! Fine stop from world-class Neuer

63' What a save from Neuer !

64' OFF THE POST!

70' GOAL! Bayern 2-0 Hoffenheim (Jamal Musiala)

74' Second Yellow Card! Grischa Prömel sent off

90' GOAL! Bayern 3-0 Hoffenheim (Kane)

Match Report

Jamal Musiala's masterful performance inspired Bayern Munich to a 3-0 victory over Hoffenheim as the champions closed the gap on leaders Bayer Leverkusen to just one point.

Bayern went into the winter break clinging onto the coattails of Xabi Alonso's pacesetters but were able to take advantage of playing before their title rivals as the Bundesliga returned from its winter break on Friday night.

After emotional tributes were paid to Franz Beckenbauer - the former Bayern player and manager who died earlier this month - Thomas Tuchel's side were quiet for an hour but did open the scoring when Musiala's powerful effort from a tight angle somehow beat Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.

Musiala then added a second after turning in Raphael Guerreiro's low cross, before Grischa Promel was dismissed for a second yellow card.

That sending off ended the contest, meaning all that was left was for Harry Kane to fire in his 22nd goal in 16 Bundesliga games as his remarkable form continued.

Line-ups

Bayern XI: Neuer, Muller, Kane, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Sane, Laimer, Upamecano, De Ligt, Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala

Subs: Choupo-Moting, Ulreich, Goretzka, Coman, Mathys Tel, Frans Krätzig, Lovro Zvonarek, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Noel Aseko

Hoffenheim XI: Oliver Baumann, Kramaric, Kaderábek, Grillitsch, Weghorst, Grischa Prömel, Marius Bülter, Stanley Nsoki, Ozan Kabak, Anton Stach, Maximilian Beier

Subs: Brooks, Akpoguma, Bebou, Robert Skov, Attila Szalai, Luca Philipp, Finn Ole Becker, Tom Bischof, Umut Tohumcu