Bayern Munich vs. RB Leipzig: Gamethread

Initial reactions and Observations

• Bayern played a near perfect match today, and preserved enough players for the big game against Arsenal.

• Maarten Vandevoordt produced 11 saves today, the highest number of saves in a single match so far in the Bundesliga.

• Luis Diaz was electric today. He got the hat-trick his performance deserved. Kane and Olise were potent up front as well.

That’s all, folks. Thanks a bunch for staying with us. The big one is up next: a home match against Arsenal. Bayern did beat them 1-0 before but that was under much different circumstances. Can the Bavarians win it? Maybe, but we’ll have to find out in a few days. Speak to you all in a bit.

90+4′ — Full time!

90+3′ — Urbig saves twice to deny Leipzig.

90+2′ — Goal. Bayern somehow lets one in.

90′ — Boey shoots weakly at Vandevoordt. Three minutes of stoppage time added on.

86′ — Brajan Gruda fires wide. It’s not Leipzig’s night.

82′ — Seiwald’s shot is a weak one, straight at Urbig again.

78′ — Leipzig register their first shot on target in the entire match. Urbig saved it easily.

77′ — Sacha Boey replaces Kim Min-jae.

75′ — Olise and Gnabry miss sitters one after another.

69′ — TOR! Díaz gets his hat-trick off an assist from Olise from the short corner. Bayern has 6!

67′ — Olise’s subdued effort is collected by Vandevoordt.

65′ — Gnabry shoots at goal, gets saved by Vandevoordt. Karl on the follow up blasts it high over.

59′ — Serge Gnabry, Tom Bischof, Josip Stanisic, and Lennart Karl replace Kane, Saibari, Laimer and Pavlović.

52′ — TOR! Díaz plays Brown in, who cuts it back for Harry Kane in the box. The Englishman scores on his 100th Bundesliga game.

51′ — Konrad Laimer is given a yellow card for his challenge on Antonio Nusa.

47′ — TOR! Kane provides yet another assist for Díaz, who cuts inside and curls it low beyond Vandevoordt!

46′ — Welcome back for the second half!

Halftime Observations

• That is more like it from Bayern. The pressing and movement is on point in that first half.

• Despite conceding three goals, Maarten Vandevoordt has prevented several Bayern goals with his saves. Leipzig could have been like 7-0 down if it weren’t for him.

• Harry Kane chose to be a playmaker for the first half. Maybe he’ll turn goalscorer in the second half?

45+3′ — Half time!

45+1′ — Kane is just offside in an attempt to beat Vandeoordt.

45′ — Two minutes of stoppage time is added on.

44′ — Kim knocks Rocco Reitz over and gets a yellow card for the foul.

39′ — Kane slips as he tried to control the ball inside the six-year box.

34′ — TOR! Kane plays Olise through, who spins his marker and fires low into the corner to put Bayern 3-0 up!

29′ — Michael Olise ran into the box with only Vandevoordt to beat, but the Belgian stands in the way of a third Bayern goal.

26′ — TOR! Bayern goes 2-0 up! Díaz turns provider this time as Aleksandar Pavlović is played through and finishes superbly inside the area.

22′ — Saibari and Kane have good chances to score. Saibari’s shot got saved by Vandevoordt, while Kane fired wide in the follow up.

19′ — Kane pounces on a loose ball and plays Dayot Upamecano through on goal. The defender saw his shot saved by Vandevoordt.

18′ — Díaz strays offside in the build up to a scoring opportunity.

15′ — Díaz blast his effort over the bar this time.

12′ — TOR! Joshua Kimmich chips the ball over the entire Leipzig defence and Luis Díaz is there to finish the chance. Is he back? Maybe.

5′ — Nathaniel Brown deflects a shot behind for a corner. Bayern deals with the ensuing corner.

2′ — Luis Diaz fumbles his shot, but the ball fell to Harry Kane whose shot is saved by Maarten Vandevoordt.

Kickoff! — LET’S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Lineups are out! Several midweek starters retain their place in the starting XI. Jonas Urbig, Kim Min-jae, and Nathaniel Brown all start this match along with Ismael Saibari. Alphonso Davies and Lennart Karl sit on the bench.