Suspicions that Bayern’s air of invincibility returned in their 3-0 thrashing of Werder Bremen last week appeared to be confirmed here, with a pattern of play that saw the hosts in complete control set immediately.
Frankfurt were struggling to escape their own box, let alone their half, and though chances took some time to start flowing, Vincent Kompany’s men didn’t need long to hit the front.
A corner was only cleared to the edge of the area where Aleksandar Pavlović was waiting to volley home, although Kauã Santos ought to have kept it out, having got a hand to it.
The Rekordmeister needed just four minutes to double their lead, and it again stemmed from a corner. Michael Olise’s delivery from the left was flicked on at the near post by Josip Stanišić to Harry Kane, who nodded home his 27th Bundesliga goal of the campaign.
The contest already looked well beyond Albert Riera’s men, who were fortunate to see Jamal Musiala - making his first league start of the season - fire wide, before Jean-Mattéo Bahoya mustered the visitors’ only shot on target of the half, which was easy pickings for Bayern stand-in goalkeeper Jonas Urbig.
Chances continued to rain down on the Frankfurt goal after the restart, with Olise, Luis Díaz and Kane all denied by Santos, before Olise curled agonisingly wide of the target.
Riera responded with a triple change on the hour mark which almost immediately bore fruit, as Jonathan Burkardt - making his first appearance since November - saw his chip over Urbig come back off the post.
Bayern made the most of that reprieve, with opposite number Kane curling home from distance on his weaker left foot for his 90th Bundesliga goal.
Kane’s perfect afternoon was ruined when he conceded a penalty for an inadvertent trip on Oscar Højlund, and Burkardt stepped up to duly convert and provide the visitors with a lifeline.
Frankfurt pressed on, and they were soon within a goal of their hosts after Joshua Kimmich’s dreadful square ball across his own box was seized upon by Arnaud Kalimuendo, who turned home into an empty net.
Ex-Bayern midfielder Mario Götze fired over with Frankfurt’s best chance to snatch an equaliser, with this defeat leaving Riera’s men eight points outside the top six.
Bayern remain comfortable leaders of the Bundesliga, but another poor second-half performance was hardly the perfect way to warm up for next week’s Der Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)