Harry Kane scored his 23rd Bundesliga goal for Bayern Munich in a 3-2 win over local rivals Augsburg on Saturday – but fellow forward Kingsley Coman went off to add to their growing injury worries.
Kane needed a VAR review before being awarded Bayern's third goal. He was in an offside position when Jamal Musiala played the ball, but the replay showed it came off Augsburg's Kristijan Jakic. It followed two Bundesliga games without a goal for Kane, his longest such break since signing for Bayern.
Earlier, 19-year-old midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic opened the scoring with his first goal in the Bundesliga following a corner. Alphonso Davies hit a low, curling drive to make it 2-0, for his first goal since scoring against Augsburg 10 months ago. Ermedin Demirovic's header briefly gave Augsburg hope of a comeback before Kane scored.
Bayern gave away two late penalties, one saved by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, the other converted by Demirovic.
Bayern forward Coman seemed to be injured as Pavlovic scored the opening goal. Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel was already contending with a raft of injuries and absences among key players.
New loan signing Eric Dier had his first Bayern start since joining from Tottenham alongside Matthijs de Ligt in the centre of defence. Raphael Guerreiro, normally a left-back, was on the right of defence, while Pavlovic made his fourth career Bundesliga start in midfield.
Bayern stayed second as league leaders Bayer Leverkusen hosted Borussia Moenchengladbach in Saturday's late kick-off.
Elsewhere, Stuttgart hammered Leipzig 5-2.
Deniz Undav's hat-trick for Stuttgart gave his team the edge in the race to qualify for the Champions League. Leipzig have started 2024 with three straight losses in the Bundesliga.
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