Kingsley Coman’s double helped Bayern Munich stay two points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen as the reigning champions beat Freiburg 3-0 at home on Sunday.
With Leverkusen winning 3-0 against Cologne to go five points clear of the Bavarians just moments before kick-off, Bayern responded immediately and were 2-0 up at half-time.
Coman looped a cross goalwards looking for Harry Kane in the 12th minute but the ball drifted over Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu and into the goal.
Leroy Sane scored Bayern’s second 25 minutes in, playing a pass to Kane on the left and slamming the England captain’s return ball into the net.
The duo are building an impressive partnership, with five of Sane’s seven goals this season assisted by the former Tottenham striker.
The former Manchester City winger had the ball in the net again on the stroke of half-time, lifting a dipping shot over Atubolu, but the stunning strike was chalked off by VAR for offside. Coman scored again with five minutes remaining and once more had a slice of luck, his shot taking a big deflection to evade the outstretched arms of Atubolu.
A smiling Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel told DAZN the game was “very good, from beginning to end we concentrated well.”
Tuchel said Bayern had given Kane, who did not score but laid on an assist, more playmaking responsibility.
“Both our number 10s were very high today, we pushed Harry back a little bit so that he was better integrated in the game.” Freiburg coach Christian Streich said his side “had no chance today”.
“I’m happy that it finished 3-0, because there could certainly have been more goals,” he added.
Bayern will head into the international break in third, while Freiburg — who narrowly missed out on the top four last season — sit in midtable, with 10 points after seven matches.—AFP
