Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart 3-0 in Berlin to secure the domestic double. The match was scoreless at halftime, then Bayern’s quality took over through Harry Kane’s hat-trick, his fifth of the season. Stuttgart resisted with relentless physicality, while the referee allowed high challenges and limited easy stoppages. Several fouls occurred without early yellow cards, with the first booking arriving in the 54th minute. Bayern’s first real chance produced the opening goal, and Kane’s next came after Stuttgart tired and conceded a penalty in stoppage time. After Kane scored, Bayern controlled possession and forced Stuttgart to chase. Manuel Neuer’s calf injury led to Urbig starting in goal.
"Bayern Munich earned the domestic double in a 3-0 win over Stuttgart in Berlin. It was scoreless at halftime, but Bayern's quality eventually prevailed in the form of another hat-trick from Harry Kane, his fifth of the season. Bayern's postgame celebration was full of smiles, hugs, and dancing before most of the squad heads to North America to play in the 2026 World Cup for their respective countries."
"Six of the previous eight DFB-Pokal finals featured a final margin of multiple goals and never felt particularly close. Tonight's ending result was similar, but proved to be a grinding affair where neither team felt inclined to yield an inch of free space to the opponent. Bayern's first real chance became the opening goal and Harry Kane's next goal was the byproduct of a lengthy stretch where Stuttgart finally gassed out. Angelo Stiller conceded a penalty kick in stoppage time purely because he was mentally and physically exhausted."
"Stuttgart brought a relentless physicality to Berlin. Referee Sven Jablonski consistently allowed high challenges from both teams and did not reward players who went down easily. There were a number of fouls in the first half that should have drawn yellow cards, but Jablonski held the line, and allowed the players to duel it out. The first yellow card did not appear until the 54th minute on the 13th foul of the match, a tactical jersey pull by Chris Führich to slow down Michael Olise."
"On the ensuing free kick, Joshua Kimmich played quickly to put Olise in a 1v1 situation where he easily beat Ramon Hendriks to the endline and Harry Kane caught Chema Andrés napping for an easy header. After Kane's goal, Bayern settled into possession and forced Stuttgart into chasing ghosts for the rest of the night. Manuel Neuer tweaked his calf in the Bundesliga finale last weekend, paving the way for Urbig to start the first final of his career."
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