Harry Kane broke a 60-year report for many objectives in a debut season whereas Jamal Musiala scored twice as Bayern Munich received 5-2 at Darmstadt on Saturday.
With 31 objectives in 26 league video games since arriving from Spurs in the summertime, Kane overtook German legend Uwe Seeler, who scored 30 objectives for Hamburg in 1963-64.
Musiala additionally had an help within the win, which retains Bayern’s slim hopes of defending the Bundesliga title alive, transferring them seven factors behind Bayer Leverkusen, who play at Freiburg on Sunday.
“We’re staying in it. We labored onerous to get ourselves some alternatives and we took them,” stated Bayern captain Manuel Neuer, praising “distinction makers like Jamal on the pitch.”
The goalkeeper was nonetheless dissatisfied his facet had conceded two objectives towards last-placed Darmstadt, saying: “All of us must work on it.”
Darmstadt shocked Bayern after 28 minutes, Tim Skarke making the most of some sleepy defending by Eric Dier to attain and provides the house facet hope of an unimaginable upset towards the German champions.
Kane would nonetheless drag Bayern into the lead earlier than half-time, helping Musiala’s Thirty sixth-minute aim earlier than scoring one among his personal, rising excessive to move in a Joshua Kimmich chip in first-half stoppage time.
Musiala added one other halfway by way of the second half when he collected a Thomas Mueller throw-in and danced by way of the field earlier than capturing between the goalkeeper’s legs.
As he did final week, Serge Gnabry scored moments after coming off the bench to seal the win.
Bayern’s Mathys Tel and Darmstadt’s Oscar Vilhelmsson each scored in stoppage time.
• Stuttgart sizzle –
In Saturday’s late recreation, Stuttgart continued their outstanding turnaround this season, Serhou Guirassy scoring once more in a 3-0 win over neighbours Hoffenheim.
Third from backside final season and needing to win a play-off to remain within the first division, third-placed Stuttgart have rocketed up the desk this yr and now have one hand on a high 4 spot and a return to the Champions League.
Enzo Millot’s Sixteenth-minute aim broke Hoffenheim’s resistance and Guirassy scored simply earlier than half-time, his twenty second league aim of the season after simply 20 video games.
Jamie Leweling scored to seal the win with 20 minutes remaining to seal Stuttgart’s first win in Hoffenheim for over a decade.
Within the German capital, Union Berlin beat Werder Bremen 2-1 because of a commanding efficiency from US midfielder Brenden Aaronson, on mortgage from Leeds.
Aaronson, who was surprisingly disregarded of the US squad this week, had a hand in two objectives in three second-half minutes to offer Union the higher hand.
The 23-year-old laid on Yorbe Vertessen’s Fiftieth-minute aim, earlier than creating and scoring one among his personal with some excellent dribbling shortly after.
Mitchell Weiser pulled one again for the guests however Union held on, recording their fifth win in seven residence matches beneath coach Nenad Bjelica.
“It’s been the hardest yr of my life,” Aaronson informed reporters after scoring his second aim in Union colors.
“Going from Leeds after which not taking part in a lot right here, it’s mentally a battle on a regular basis, staying assured.”
Augsburg got here from a aim all the way down to beat a 10-man Wolfsburg 3-1 away from residence, their fourth-straight league win taking them to seventh on the desk.
Wolfsburg’s Patrick Wimmer scored after simply 9 minutes however was despatched from the sector in tears simply earlier than half-time for a last-man foul, with Augsburg’s Arne Maier scoring from the following free-kick.
Kristijan Jakic scored a second-half double to seal the win, piling extra strain on Niko Kovac’s Wolfsburg who’ve received only one recreation in 15.
Mainz received 2-0 at residence towards Bochum to maintain their hopes of avoiding relegation alive. Mainz moved previous Cologne, who have been thumped 5-1 by Leipzig on Friday, into Sixteenth, the relegation playoff spot.
Promoted Heidenheim drew 1-1 at residence with Borussia Moenchengladbach to gather one other beneficial level and go 10 away from the relegation spots of their first season within the high division.
AFP
