Bayern Munich, led by Luis Diaz, who scored a hat-trick, resumed its march forward by winning the weekend’s Bundesliga clash 5-1 against a Hoffenheim team, third in the standings, quickly reduced to ten.
Hooked by Hamburg the previous weekend, a week after conceding a first defeat this season against Augsburg, the Bavarians rediscovered the taste of victory.
Put under pressure by Borussia Dortmund, winners the day before in Wolfsburg and temporarily back to three points, the championship leaders inflicted their opponents with a first defeat in 2026.
Coach Christian Ilzer’s men, who had five wins since the start of the year, were penalized by a complicated start to the match due to a foul by Kevin Akpoguma on Luis Diaz.
The sanction was intended to be triple: red card, penalty and realization by the inevitable Kane (1-0, 20th).
The Blues and Whites, however, justified their status as a team in good form at the moment by upsetting a Bayern that was not always reassuring defensively. They especially took advantage of a ball from Manuel Neuer to equalize in the 35th minute by Andrej Kramaric, served by Fisnik Asllani on the interception of a completely missed pass from the German international goalkeeper (1-1).
Stung, Vincent Kompany’s men quickly reacted to return to the locker room with a two-goal advantage, via a penalty again converted by Kane in the 45th after a foul by Vladimir Coufal on Luis Diaz, then a fine goal from the latter in added time (45th+1).
Luis Diaz, again, fixed the score at 5-1 (62nd and 89th) to consolidate the domination of the “Rekordmeister” over the Bundesliga. The Colombian international was involved in all five of Bayern’s goals!
date: 2026-02-13 20:15:00
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