Kane nets four-hundredth profession membership objective in Bayern win over Dortmund
Harry Kane scored his four-hundredth membership objective of his profession as Bayern Munich dealt Borussia Dortmund their first Bundesliga lack of the season by successful Der Klassiker 2-1 on Saturday.
Kane scored within the twenty second minute with a header to Joshua Kimmich’s nook. It was his twenty second objective for membership and nation this season and stretched his scoring streak within the Bundesliga to 5 video games which have yielded 9 objectives.
The 32-year-old now has 104 objectives in 107 matches with Bayern Munich since becoming a member of from Tottenham Hotspur in the summertime of 2023. Kane netted 280 instances for boyhood membership Spurs, whereas his different membership objectives got here throughout early profession mortgage spells at Millwall (9), Leyton Orient (5) and Leicester Metropolis (two).
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He additionally has 76 objectives for England, after scoring twice in opposition to Latvia on Tuesday to safe qualification for the 2026 World Cup. These objectives prolonged his scoring streak for membership and nation to a career-best 9 video games.
Kane’s newest objective Saturday got here regardless of enjoying in a deeper function behind striker Nicolas Jackson, on mortgage from Chelsea.
“In all probability six, eight and 10,” Kane joked with ESPN when requested what place he performed in opposition to Dortmund. “However I take pleasure in it, I take pleasure in a special aspect of my sport.
“I do know everybody’s used to me being up high and scoring objectives however I really feel like I can contribute much more and right this moment was a main instance. I nonetheless managed to clearly get on the scoresheet, which was good, however finally it was extra about defending, about tackles, about selecting up second balls after which enjoying the passes in behind, which labored fairly nicely.”
Kane launched the primary good likelihood, whereas defending. He eluded two Dortmund forwards, and despatched the ball ahead. Michael Olise drew a save from Gregor Kobel, who then secured Luis Díaz’s effort from the rebound.
Olise grazed the left publish with one other shot. The one grievance Bayern might have on the break was that it was main solely 1-0.
Dortmund improved considerably after the interval when Felix Nmecha went shut, Serhou Guirassy fired over, and Karim Adeyemi did not capitalize on a uncommon Kimmich mistake.
It mattered little, as Olise sealed the win by sliding in to chop out substitute Jobe Bellingham’s tried goal-line clearance within the 79th. That transfer began with an excellent cross-field ball from Kane for Díaz.
Substitute Julian Brandt scored seconds after his introduction however Kane defended as Bayern held on for his or her eleventh consecutive win throughout all competitions to ship a press release to their closest rival after six rounds.
“It was a very good efficiency,” Kane added. “I really feel like after the worldwide break, the primary sport again isn’t simple, loads of gamers getting again late Wednesday, late Thursday and also you’re enjoying in opposition to a very good aspect.
“For about 50, 60 minutes I assumed we dominated, we managed the sport. The primary half we in all probability ought to have been two- or three-nil up however you give most of these groups an opportunity and it is troublesome.
“[We’ve] executed nicely to get the second objective and to concede immediately was annoying however total we may be actually happy.”
Info from The Related Press and ESPN Analysis was used on this report.
