MUNICH: Harry Kane scored again as Bayern Munich dealt Borussia Dortmund their first Bundesliga loss of the season by winning Der Klassiker 2-1 on Saturday.
Bayern, the defending champion, dominated and delivered a statement to their closest rival after six rounds.
Kane launched the first good chance, while defending. He eluded two Dortmund forward, and sent the ball forward.
Michael Olize drew a save from Gregor Kobel, who then secured Luis Díaz’s effort from the rebound.
Kane scored in the 22nd minute with a header to Joshua Kimmich’s corner. It was his 22nd goal for club and country this season and stretched his scoring streak in the Bundesliga to five games that have yielded nine goals.
Olize grazed the left post with another shot.
The only complaint Bayern could have at the break was that they were leading only 1-0.
Dortmund improved significantly after the interval when Felix Nmecha went close, Serhou Guirassy fired over, and Karim Adeyemi failed to capitalize on a rare Kimmich mistake.
It mattered little, as Olize sealed the win by sliding in to cut out substitute Jobe Bellingham’s attempted goal-line clearance in the 79th. That move started with a brilliant cross-field ball from Kane for Díaz.
Substitute Julian Brandt scored seconds after his introduction, but Kane defended as Bayern held on for their 11th consecutive win across all competitions.
Poulsen honored
Leipzig held on beat promoted Hamburger SV 2-1 after the home fans honored Hamburg’s Danish forward Yussuf Poulsen with a huge tifo in tribute to his 12 years at the club in his first game back.
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