Harry Kane scored his 21st goal in just his 16th Bundesliga game as Bayern Munich claimed a 2-1 win at Wolfsburg in their final match before the winter break.
2023/2024 Bundesliga
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Match Report
With Bayer Leverkusen thrashing Bochum 4-0 on Wednesday to continue their unbeaten start to the season, Bayern had to win in the Volkswagen Arena to stay four points behind Xabi Alonso's relentless league leaders.
Thomas Tuchel's side controlled the first half and led just after the half-hour mark when Jamal Musiala headed in Thomas Muller's inviting cross.
Kane then bent in a brilliant second - but that was quickly cancelled out by Maximilan Arnold's long-range strike in first-half stoppage time.
Bayern struggled to find their rhythm in the second period but Wolfsburg posed little attacking threat, with the champions able to keep their hosts at bay and ensure they head into Christmas on the back of a three-game winning run.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
7' Kane's shot stopped
11' Yellow Card! Cédric Zesiger booked
20' Yellow Card! Aleksandar Pavlovic booked
22' Sane's shot too straight
32' Muller hits the bar
33' GOAL! Wolfsburg 0-1 Bayern (Jamal Musiala)
43' GOAL! Wolfsburg 0-2 Bayern (Kane)
46' GOAL! Wolfsburg 1-2 Bayern (M. Arnold)
72' Davies’ long shot over the bar
Line-ups
Wolfsburg XI: Casteels, M. Arnold, Svanberg, Cédric Zesiger, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Lovro Majer, Joakim Maehle, Ridle Baku, Moritz Jenz, Jonas Wind, Aster Vranckx
Subs: Pervan, Gerhardt, Vaclav Cerny, Rogerio, Cozza, Jakub Kaminski, Kilian Fischer, Kevin Paredes, Tiago Tomás
Bayern XI: Neuer, Muller, Kane, Guerreiro, Sane, Laimer, Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Min-jae Kim, Jamal Musiala, Aleksandar Pavlovic
Subs: Choupo-Moting, De Ligt, Daniel Peretz, Mathys Tel, Frans Krätzig, Noel Aseko-Nkili