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Bayern Munich 2-1 RB Leipzig: Harry Kane scores stoppage-time winner

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Bayern Munich's Harry Kane scores a stoppage-time winner against RB Leizpig
Harry Kane has scored 27 goals in 23 Bundesliga games

Harry Kane says Bayern Munich "will never give up" after the England captain scored a stoppage-time winner against RB Leipzig to get the German giants back to winning ways.

Kane placed in a brilliant strike late on after also opening the scoring with a left-footed finish, before Benjamin Sesko scored for Leipzig.

The win was their first in three league games and keeps them eight points behind leaders Leverkusen.

"We have to push them," said Kane.

"We need to keep doing what we're doing. It was good to win this game and we need to go on a run until the end of the year."

Kane has now scored 27 Bundesliga goals and 31 in all competitions since joining from Spurs in the summer.

He added: "We'll never give up, we'll never stop."

Bayern remain second in the Bundesliga, eight points behind the unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen.

The win comes after Bayern this week confirmed head coach Thomas Tuchel will leave at the end of the season.

Bayern have been German champions in each of the past 11 seasons but face the possibility of ending the campaign without a trophy.

They lost in the German Super Cup in August, then went out of the German Cup in the second round to third-tier Saarbrucken in November.

Tuchel's side lost 3-0 at Leverkusen on 10 February and 3-2 at Bochum last weekend. They were also beaten 1-0 by Lazio in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in midweek.

Kane's remarkable scoring continues

Kane is currently the top scorer in the Bundesliga, moving nine clear of Stuttgart's Serhou Guirassy with this double.

He has also scored six more goals than any player in Europe's top five leagues, with Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe next on 21.

Kane has already become the highest-scoring Englishman in a Bundesliga season, surpassing Kevin Keegan and Jadon Sancho.

His goal against Bochum last Saturday saw him become the quickest to reach 25 Bundesliga goals in one season, doing so in 22 games to beat the previous best mark of 25 by former Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland. He also overtook Luca Toni's Bayern record of 25 goals in a debut season.

However, the 30-year-old still has some way to go to break the Bundesliga record - 41 goals by former Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski in 2020-21.

Kane has 11 league games left this season and needs 14 goals to equal the tally.

He could also break his own top-scoring season, which was 41 goals in 48 games for Tottenham in 2017-18.

Line-ups

Bayern Munich

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Neuer
  • 6Kimmich
  • 4de LigtBooked at 59mins
  • 15Dier
  • 22Guerreiro
  • 45PavlovicBooked at 37minsSubstituted forKim Min-jaeat 81'minutes
  • 8Goretzka
  • 10SanéSubstituted forTelat 64'minutes
  • 25MüllerSubstituted forLaimerat 65'minutes
  • 42MusialaBooked at 66minsSubstituted forChoupo-Motingat 84'minutes
  • 9Kane

Substitutes

  • 3Kim Min-jae
  • 13Choupo-Moting
  • 17Zaragoza
  • 26Ulreich
  • 27Laimer
  • 34Zvonarek
  • 39Tel
  • 44Aznou

RB Leipzig

Formation 4-2-2-2

  • 21Blaswich
  • 39Henrichs
  • 2SimakanBooked at 78mins
  • 4OrbánBooked at 41mins
  • 22RaumSubstituted forLukebaat 90+2'minutes
  • 8HaidaraSubstituted forKamplat 74'minutes
  • 24SchlagerBooked at 67mins
  • 7Olmo
  • 20SimonsSubstituted forElmasat 87'minutes
  • 30SeskoSubstituted forBaumgartnerat 90+2'minutes
  • 17OpendaSubstituted forPoulsenat 73'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Lenz
  • 5Bitshiabu
  • 6Elmas
  • 9Poulsen
  • 13Seiwald
  • 14Baumgartner
  • 23Lukeba
  • 25Zingerle
  • 44Kampl
Referee:
Sascha Stegemann
Attendance:
75,000

Match Stats

Home TeamBayern MunichAway TeamRB Leipzig
Possession
Home57%
Away43%
Shots
Home16
Away11
Shots on Target
Home4
Away6
Corners
Home6
Away4
Fouls
Home11
Away10

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, FC Bayern München 2, RB Leipzig 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 2, RB Leipzig 1.

  3. Post update

    Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München).

  4. Post update

    Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. Post update

    Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.

  6. Substitution

    Substitution, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba replaces David Raum.

  7. Substitution

    Substitution, RB Leipzig. Christoph Baumgartner replaces Benjamin Sesko.

  8. Goal!

    Goal! FC Bayern München 2, RB Leipzig 1. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eric Choupo-Moting.

  9. Post update

    Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Mohamed Simakan.

  10. Substitution

    Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Xavi Simons.

  11. Post update

    Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Kevin Kampl.

  12. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.

  13. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Eric Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Goretzka.

  14. Substitution

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Jamal Musiala.

  15. Post update

    Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich.

  16. Substitution

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kim Min-Jae replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München).

  18. Post update

    Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. Post update

    Attempt missed. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leon Goretzka with a headed pass.

  20. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.

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333 comments

  • Comment posted by peter, at 19:52 24 Feb

    Good lad, hate how much stick he gets, great bloke

    • Reply posted by Dad, at 20:36 24 Feb

      Dad replied:
      Has he won anything....?
      Apart from the bingo

  • Comment posted by Dead Parrots, at 19:58 24 Feb

    He's unfortunate that he'll still be trophyless at the end of the year. Got to feel for him. But golden boot winner in 2 of Europe's top leagues shows class. And to say he'll have done it with teams not running the league is even more impressive. Deserves much more respect from some areas

    • Reply posted by cyberewok, at 20:01 24 Feb

      cyberewok replied:
      Only morons - or those with a bitter axe to grind - can't see how top class he is.

  • Comment posted by Gary, at 19:55 24 Feb

    Whatever your view of the struggles of Bayern this season (and I suspect it is more to do with the brilliance of Leverkusen, Kane himself has had a good season and does seem go have new life after his move. Bayern will win things again, he just needs to hang in there.

    • Reply posted by opinionated123, at 23:28 24 Feb

      opinionated123 replied:
      "good season* ??
      That's the understatement of the season! The lad has 30+ goals including almost double figures in assists in his first season at a different league, and there is still 3 months of the season to go!
      Ans your judgement is that he is having a "good season" ??
      🤔🧐🤯🤯😤😤😤

  • Comment posted by main room, at 19:51 24 Feb

    Wish he were still a Spurs player.... well, at least we have him for England. World class.

    • Reply posted by mark, at 06:02 25 Feb

      mark replied:
      Spot on comment. He is world class and with the Euros approaching, we can only hope it will continue.

  • Comment posted by drew, at 19:50 24 Feb

    Kane back to goal machine. Tuchel was using defensive tactics with a plethora of fast attacking players and kane. He really has no pace so what a player he must be. I must say im shocked how well hes done. Look at Mane he found it tough going. Kane really is world class. Dunno what happened with Sadio. Sometimes things just dont work out how you expect

    • Reply posted by User0921224906, at 19:56 24 Feb

      User0921224906 replied:
      Again. I've been saying this for a while. Tuchel is too defensive, and HE'S AT BAYERN! That means you ATTACK! A LOT!

  • Comment posted by Clive Bacon, at 21:16 24 Feb

    He seems to be a smashing bloke who is more than doing his bit for that team whether they win or lose.

    • Reply posted by Foxes, at 21:20 24 Feb

      Foxes replied:
      I kind of understood the hate for Rooney because of his character, but Lane is just a seriously good bloke who does his job at a world class level.. so it is weird people hate on him

  • Comment posted by Dave, at 21:15 24 Feb

    Once again, Kane is proving his critics wrong. What a joke these critics are.

    • Reply posted by Foxes, at 21:18 24 Feb

      Foxes replied:
      He gives 100%
      , plays well above most in the world, just unlucky to be in a side yet again that haven’t got a team capable of winning anything. Next season though Bayern will sort it out so Kane would be wrong to move

  • Comment posted by ezeeryder, at 21:10 24 Feb

    Harry Kane is doing his upmost for his team, like he has done for every other team he has played for. How many of the armchair pundits would have said at the start of the season that Bayer Leverkusen would be unbeaten after 23 games in the league. Instead of concentrating on Kane congratulate Bayer Leverkusen on their fantastic season.

    • Reply posted by Mike Torrinos Cellphone Battery, at 08:59 25 Feb

      Mike Torrinos Cellphone Battery replied:
      And one team winning a league gets boring, not to mention unhealthy for the league.

  • Comment posted by mark phillips, at 21:06 24 Feb

    Great player, nice guy, great attitude and plays the game in the right spirit, I can only wish him well !!!

    • Reply posted by seandon, at 23:33 24 Feb

      seandon replied:
      Plays in the right spirit? He's a serial cheat that CONSTANTLY dives for pens

  • Comment posted by Slinger, at 21:35 24 Feb

    Well done Harry. Class. Do one Haters, go troll somewhere else.

    • Reply posted by Foxes, at 21:40 24 Feb

      Foxes replied:
      Us and Spurs were fighting for the title and he had a bit of good banter with us, if I can understand he isn’t a person to hate on why do others, I really don’t get it. He is a world class player, who looks after himself well and just a good ambassador for the game.

  • Comment posted by PIEMAN, at 19:50 24 Feb

    Kane proving his class.

    • Reply posted by Jason ng, at 19:59 24 Feb

      Jason ng replied:
      In the league they should win every year???

  • Comment posted by Foxes, at 20:42 24 Feb

    There is no way Kane leaves Bayern, I feel he will be there for another 2/3 seasons now. And yes he will eventually get a winners medal

    • Reply posted by Justfacts, at 20:51 24 Feb

      Justfacts replied:
      One horse race.

  • Comment posted by Jah Lush, at 21:14 24 Feb

    Harry Kane! Hands down the greatest goalscorer in the world right now.

    • Reply posted by mark, at 06:03 25 Feb

      mark replied:
      And anyone who doubts that is a fool.

  • Comment posted by Steve P, at 20:01 24 Feb

    To those reports making out Kane is unhappy at Bayern, he gave the perfect response today. The league may be beyond Bayern but they absolutely must get past Lazio.

  • Comment posted by Foxes, at 19:59 24 Feb

    Kane is incredible, but man it would be so weird if he ends up with literally no winners medals. Doubt that will happen but Leverkusen in the form of their life is going to deny him and Bayern this season I feel

    • Reply posted by mark, at 06:06 25 Feb

      mark replied:
      You may be correct but with a few seasons left ( or more) he will win something.
      He already has the respect of the BM supporters too.

  • Comment posted by Work Hard 1, at 20:58 24 Feb

    Well done Kane. Where he goes or play he plays to win. From Spurs to England.

    • Reply posted by mark, at 06:04 25 Feb

      mark replied:
      Absolute professional who gives his all every single game.

  • Comment posted by FairwaySpur, at 20:28 24 Feb

    Back to winning ways for Harry, daft to have ever doubted the man

    • Reply posted by Foxes, at 20:33 24 Feb

      Foxes replied:
      With 1 against 11 every game it is tough

  • Comment posted by wooden bollard, at 21:49 24 Feb

    Even if Kane doesn't win anything this season it's been a fantastic move for him.
    A new experience that has confirmed his ability to be a top goal scoring machine

    • Reply posted by Concorde, at 22:01 24 Feb

      Concorde replied:
      He can win a few trophies at Bayern then return to the PL and break Shearers goal record 👏

  • Comment posted by Stu Gotz, at 19:59 24 Feb

    Looks like Kane left a one man team to join another.

    Class is shining through

  • Comment posted by Rolf Habich, at 20:04 24 Feb

    I would, for Kane‘s sake, wish that Bayern, seeing the BuLi title out of reach, would win the Champions League. Alas, it will not happen.

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Saturday 24th February 2024

  • Bayern MunichBayern Munich2RB LeipzigRB Leipzig1
  • Union Berlin1. FC Union Berlin2Heidenheim1. FC Heidenheim 18462
  • B MgladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach5VfL BochumVfL Bochum 18482
  • Werder BremenWerder Bremen1DarmstadtDarmstadt 981
  • StuttgartVfB Stuttgart1Köln1. FC Köln1

As It Stood

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1B Leverkusen23194059164361
2Bayern Munich23172463263753
3Stuttgart23152652292347
4B Dortmund22118344271741
5RB Leipzig23124749301940
6Frankfurt228953428633
7Werder Bremen238693235-330
8Freiburg228592940-1129
9Heidenheim237793340-728
10Hoffenheim227693841-327
11B Mgladbach2367104145-425
12Union Berlin2374122337-1425
13VfL Bochum2351082846-1825
14Wolfsburg2266102634-824
15Augsburg225893140-923
16Köln2338121637-2117
17Mainz2329121837-1915
18Darmstadt2327142452-2813
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