Diaz nets hat-trick as Bayern lashes Leipzig

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Diaz also got an assist, while Harry Kane, on his 100th Bundesliga appearance, scored a goal and set up two more, with Aleksandar Pavlovic and Michael Olise on the scoresheet as well.

Kane fired straight at Maarten Vandevoordt inside the first two minutes, and although Leipzig showed some threat immediately after, Bayern soon took charge.

Diaz got his first goal in the 12th minute, racing in behind to meet Joshua Kimmich's throughball and emphatically lashed home the opener.

Kimmich and Dayot Upamecano then tested Vandevoort as Bayern chased a second, which arrived in the 26th minute as Diaz picked out Pavlovic for a tight-angled drive.

Olise saw a shot tipped onto the post shortly after but got on the scoresheet 34 minutes in, with a low curler from the edge of the box after being picked out by Kane.

Diaz forced a smart stop out of Vandevoort before the break but got the better of the Belgian again 95 seconds into the second half, cutting inside from the left to curl a lovely strike into the bottom-right corner.

Kane kept pushing and finally got a goal to mark his landmark appearance in the 52nd minute, turning in from close range after it was put on a plate by Nathaniel Brown.

Leipzig struggled to deal with the pressure, and Diaz got Bayern's sixth in the 69th minute, whipping a stunning curler through the crowded box after a short corner.

The visitors did score the final goal, though, with a late surge turning into a 91st-minute consolation when Andrija Maksimovic cannoned in off the underside of the crossbar.