Bayern move 9 points clear as Kane scores 24th Bundesliga goal

Bayern moves nine points clear of the Bundesliga after beating bottom placed Heidenheim 4-0 away on Saturday. Heidenheim are 16th in the table, two points above the automatic relegation places. England captain Harry Kane scored his 24th Bundesliga goal of the season as Bayern closed in on the German title again.

Read also: Kane’s Bayern future in doubt as €80m release clause emerges The leaders raced into a 3-0 lead after 36 minutes with 31-year-old Kane scoring the first – his 24th in the league this term – from an assist by former Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise. Further goals before half-time by Konrad Laimer and Kingsley Coman put Bayern in control. Joshua Kimmich rifled the fourth as Bayern went nine points clear at the top with four games to go.



Read also: Champions League: Inter edge Bayern to set up semi-final cracker with Barcelona Nearest rivals Bayer Leverkusen, who won the title last season, can reduce the gap to six points if they win at 15th-placed St Pauli on Sunday (18:30 BST). Bayern’s latest win lifted spirits after the German club went out of the Champions League 4-3 on aggregate against Inter Milan in midweek. Kane has scored 35 goals in the Bundesliga and Champions League this season.

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