Bayern Munich faced a strong VfB Stuttgart effort in the first half of the DFB-Pokal final and were outplayed for stretches. The match was very even early, with Stuttgart creating one-on-one situations and Bayern not always making the right decisions. At halftime, Bayern players believed the game could still turn and that they could raise their level. In the second half, Bayern defended solidly and executed the needed actions to win. Bayern combined good runs into space with active movement on the ball, making it difficult for Stuttgart to defend. Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern pulled away to a 3-0 victory.
"“It's wonderful. We played against a strong opponent today, and the first half was very even. This team always manages to raise the level of play. We defended solidly - it was an almost perfect cup final. All the players said at halftime: We're on the verge of it, it can still turn around. There were one-on-one situations where we didn't make the right decision. But we felt we could still raise the level. It was a close final, and in the second half, we did the things we needed to do to win.”"
"“We sometimes made really good runs into space, and then you have a good mix of activity on the ball and active runs - that's difficult to defend,” said Kompany (as captured by FCBayern.com)."
"Bayern Munich used that second half surge to pull away as Harry Kane poured in a hat-trick. Even after a slow start, the Bavarians had a fast - and dominant - finish."
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