Bayern’s Harry Kane, centre, celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal throughout the German Bundesliga football match between Bayern Munich and Holstein Kiel on the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)
BERLIN — Harry Kane scored twice and Bayern Munich almost squandered a four-goal lead against promoted Holsten Kiel before holding on for a 4-3 victory within the Bundesliga on Saturday.
Kiel threatened a remarkable comeback when Steven Skrzybski scored twice in stoppage time after Finn Porath pulled one back for the visitors.
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Kane took his league-leading tally to 19 by scoring either side of the break after Jamal Musiala claimed the opener within the nineteenth minute, arrange by Michael Olise.
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Bayern was headed for a snug win when substitute Serge Gnabry controlled the ball along with his right boot then smashed in a volley along with his left within the 54th. But then Porath scored and Skrzybski’s late goals meant the house team needed to suffer.
“We’ll have to investigate the last 10 minutes with the team. Kiel never gave up and all the time believed in themselves,” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said.
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Defending champion Bayer Leverkusen will look to remain six points behind Bayern when it hosts Hoffenheim on Sunday.
Kiel remained second from bottom after 20 rounds.
French forward Mathys Tel was not included in Bayern’s squad amid speculation over a loan move to Manchester United.
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Job done for Dortmund
Serhou Guirassy and Maximilian Beier scored for Borussia Dortmund to beat Heidenheim 2-1 for its first league win since December in interim coach Mike Tullberg’s last game in charge.
Tullberg, who oversaw two wins and a draw since taking up from the fired Nuri Sahin, celebrated by pumping his arms in front of the appreciative traveling support.
“It’s not about me, it’s all the time in regards to the club,” Tullberg said. “I used to be given a transparent order from the club to herald energy and manage the turnaround. We’ve done that.”
Former Bayern and Eintracht Frankfurt coach Niko Kovač takes charge on Sunday. Tullberg is to return to Dortmund’s Under-19s.
Union frustrated
Union Berlin did not take its probabilities in a 0-0 draw with Leipzig, illustrating why the club is searching for a forward to spice up its attacking ranks.
Croatian forward Marin Ljubičić, who has been playing for Austrian team LASK, watched the match in Union’s stadium ahead of an expected transfer.
The draw was enough to lift Leipzig to fourth place, the last spot for Champions League qualification, because of Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 2-1 win in Stuttgart earlier. Leipzig moved a degree ahead of Stuttgart.
Union’s fans stayed largely silent for the primary quarter-hour in protest against the visiting club and its origins: Leipzig was founded in 2009 by an energy drinks company to assist market its product.
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Also, Freiburg won at Bochum 1-0 and St. Pauli drew with Augsburg 1-1.
