Staff Reporter.
Harry Kane scored twice and set up another as Bayern Munich secured a comfortable Bundesliga victory over Union Berlin.
Kane, 31, calmly slotted into the bottom corner from the penalty spot on 15 minutes after Michael Olise was fouled in the area.
The England captain threaded through for Kinglsey Coman to double the hosts’ lead just before half time before cleverly tapping home in the 51st minute to wrap up three points at Allianz Arena.
Kane is the top scorer in the German top flight with 11 goals and has 60 goal involvements in 41 Bundesliga appearances with 47 goals and 13 assists.
The result ends Union Berlin’s three-match unbeaten run, leaving them sixth in the league while Bayern have won their past three league games.
Vincent Kompany’s side will hope to take their league form into Europe this week when they face Benfica having won one and lost two matches so far in the Champions League.
Dortmund digs deep
Borussia Dortmund ended its three-game losing run in all competitions — and shored up coach Nuri Sahin’s position — with its 2-1 comeback win over Leipzig, which had been unbeaten in the Bundesliga since February.
Despite an injury crisis that meant a severely depleted squad, Dortmund dug deep to turn the game around after Benjamin Sesko fired Leipzig into the lead in the 27th. Maximilian Beier leveled almost immediately after at a corner and Serhou Guirassy headed in the winning goal for Dortmund in the 65th.
Ahead of Dortmund’s Champions League game against Sturm Graz on Tuesday, fitness concerns deepened. Midfielder Marcel Sabitzer was already carrying a back injury and seemed to have ice on his calf after he was substituted. In a sign of how thin Dortmund’s squad had become, his replacement was 23-year-old reserve-team player Ayman Azhil, who last played a top-division game for Leverkusen two years ago.
Frankfurt’s big win
Eintracht Frankfurt routed Bochum 7-2 to rise to third behind Bayern and Leipzig with two goals from Hugo Ekitike and one from 18-year-old attacking midfielder Can Uzun, who scored seconds after coming off the bench. Bochum is last with one point from its opening nine games and 29 goals conceded.
Both promoted teams won as Holstein Kiel picked up its first-ever Bundesliga win, beating Heidenheim 1-0, and St. Pauli defeated Hoffenheim 2-0. Mohamed Amoura’s 82nd-minute goal salvaged a 1-1 draw for Wolfsburg against Augsburg.
With inputs from AP.