Striker Harry Kane scored twice as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich eased past visitors Union Berlin 3-0 on Saturday to provisionally open up a three-point gap at the top.

The Bavarians, who host Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday, opened their account with a 15th-minute penalty by England captain Kane before Kingsley Coman curled a shot past keeper Frederik Ronnow to make it 2-0 two minutes before the break.

Union were constantly on the back foot, with the hosts having close to 80 per cent possession at times, and could do nothing to stop Kane from stabbing in his second goal of the afternoon from close range six minutes after the restart.

Kane, who also scored a hat-trick against VfB Stuttgart two weeks ago in the Bundesliga, now has 11 league goals this season to top the scorers’ list.

Undefeated in the league and eager to reclaim domestic dominance after last season’s double by Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern have now scored 32 goals and conceded seven in nine league games.

They are top on 23 points, three ahead of second-placed RB Leipzig, who take on Borussia Dortmund later on Saturday.

Eintracht Frankfurt moved up to third place on 17 following their 7-2 demolition of VfL Bochum.

Late strike

In Madrid, Jon Guridi scored late to give Alaves a 1-0 win at home against Mallorca in La Liga and snap a five-game losing streak.

A sixth consecutive defeat would have marked the Basque club’s worst league run in more than three years but Guridi’s goal with 14 minutes to go proved the difference.

A lucky rebound fell to him right in front of goal and he made no mistake from three meters out. It was the midfielder’s first goal of the season.

“We’ve conceded goals in the last few games so we needed this,” Guridi said. “After five defeats doubts can arise (but) we are united.”

The result lifted Alaves into 12th place in La Liga. Mallorca fell one place to seventh.