Harry Kane scored once again for Bayern Munich on Saturday as his side survived a scare against Augsburg to keep tabs on Bayer Leverkusen.
2023/2024 Bundesliga
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23' GOAL! Augsburg 0-1 Bayern (Aleksandar Pavlovic)
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52' GOAL! Augsburg 1-2 Bayern (Ermedin Demirovic)
58' GOAL! Augsburg 1-3 Bayern (Harry Kane)
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88' Penalty Missed! (Sven Michel)
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Match Report
The England forward netted his side's third goal of their 3-2 win after they had led 2-0 at half time, with Aleksandar Pavlovic and Alphonso Davies netting in the first half to give under-pressure Thomas Tuchel and his side some breathing space.
But Ermedin Demirovic got a goal back for the hosts seven minutes in the second half, meaning Bayern had to stand firm or risk losing more ground to the league leaders.
Kane however restored his side's two-goal lead and the defending champions, before Demirovic scored a late penalty to make it 3-2, with Bayern closing the gap to Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen to one point at least temporarily.
The leaders play Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday evening and could again move four points clear as they look to break the 11-year run of Bayern winning the division title.
Alonso has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp revealed his decision to leave the Reds at the end of the season, but has other matters to focus on for now with his current side.
Augsburg, meanwhile, missed the chance to jump into the top 10 of the division ahead of the remainder of the weekend's game.
The strike was Kane's 23rd league goal of the season, and 27th in all competitions following his summer move from Tottenham.
Line-ups
Augsburg XI: Gouweleeuw, Mbabu, Fredrik Jensen, Rexhbecaj, Uduokhai, Phillip Tietz, Finn Dahmen, Kristijan Jakic, Iago, Ermedin Demirovic, Rubén Vargas
Subs: Tomas Koubek, Sven Michel, Mads Pedersen, Robert Gumny, A. Maier, Patric Pfeiffer, Dion Beljo, Arne Engels, Tim Breithaupt
Bayern XI: Neuer, Kane, Guerreiro, Goretzka, Dier, Coman, Sane, De Ligt, Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala, Aleksandar Pavlovic
Subs: Choupo-Moting, Ulreich, Muller, Mathys Tel, Frans Krätzig, Lovro Zvonarek, Adam Aznou