MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) -A Harry Kane penalty and a second-half goal by Thomas Muller was enough to give Bayern Munich all three points in the Bundesliga as they beat Freiburg 2-0 on Sunday and new head coach Vincent Kompany continued his winning start.
Bayern were awarded a penalty for a handball following a VAR review when Kane's header hit the arm of Freiburg captain Christian Gunter.
Kane stepped up to take the penalty himself, and the England striker sent Freiburg goalkeeper Florian Muller the wrong way, slotting the ball into the bottom left corner to give the hosts the lead in the 38th minute.
It was Kane's first goal of the new Bundesliga season, having topped the scoring charts of the German league last campaign with 36 goals.
There was little to separate the two side's in a cautious opening spell at the Allianz Arena but once Bayern got going it quickly turned into a fairly one-sided contest.
Jamal Musiala showed flashes of brilliance, and new signing Michael Olise looked lively, but the duo failed to convert their chances.
The second half was a much quieter affair until Serge Gnabry's cross found Muller, who beautifully controlled the ball and smashed it past the goalkeeper.
The 34-year-old Muller made history for Bayern, making a club record of 710 appearances for the Bavarians. It was also his 150th goal in the Bundesliga.
"A brutally beautiful goal! I told the fans on the fence after the game that they should work hard this year because they need a few days off. We've got big plans this year," Muller said.
Freiburg were awarded a penalty in the dying moments of injury time after Ritsu Doan's volley struck the hand of Joao Palhinha at close range, but Lucas Holer failed to convert it.
The victory marked Kompany's first win at home, with Bayern having won 3-2 at VfL Wolfsburg in their Bundesliga opener last weekend.
The record German champions, who were upstaged last season by Bayer Leverkusen, appointed former Burnley manager Kompany to succeed Thomas Tuchel after their disappointing third-place finish last campaign.
Gunter, meanwhile, was left furious after Bayern were awarded a soft penalty. "It really was an insane penalty," Gunter told DAZN.
"One thing is that it's probably from 50 centimetres, the other is that when you make a move, when you jump, your arms naturally go up a bit... so if that's a handball, then I'd prefer to stop playing football... I really don't understand it."
UNICH, Germany (Reuters) -A Harry Kane penalty and a second-half goal by Thomas Muller was enough to give Bayern Munich all three points in the Bundesliga as they beat Freiburg 2-0 on Sunday and new head coach Vincent Kompany continued his winning start.
Bayern were awarded a penalty for a handball following a VAR review when Kane's header hit the arm of Freiburg captain Christian Gunter.
Kane stepped up to take the penalty himself, and the England striker sent Freiburg goalkeeper Florian Muller the wrong way, slotting the ball into the bottom left corner to give the hosts the lead in the 38th minute.
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