Harry Kane's second-half penalty gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory against Borussia Moenchengladbach, maintaining their four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table.
A SECOND-HALF penalty from Harry Kane gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, restoring their four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table. Defending champions Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund on Friday drew them within a point of league leaders Bayern, who went into Saturday’s clash without the ill Jamal Musiala.
Musiala’s replacement, veteran Thomas Mueller, had an early chance midway through the first half but blasted at Gladbach goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas from point-blank range. Gladbach were toothless in attack but frustrated Bayern, who were unable to turn their dominance into clear goalscoring chances. With just over 20 minutes remaining, Michael Olise was felled in the box by Gladbach’s Lukas Ullrich, bringing Kane to the spot. The England captain, who had been largely anonymous for much of the night, sent the ball low to the right and into the net. Kane has now converted 26 successive penalties for club and country since his miss against France in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup. “We had many, many good chances,” Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich told Sky Germany. “But we made it a bit too exciting at the end as we could’ve decided things earlier.” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said: “We’re happy with the 1-0 even if we could’ve scored a goal or two more.” Elsewhere, a first-half goal from Omar Marmoush took Eintracht Frankfurt to a 1-0 win at St Pauli amid growing speculation that the Egypt star is on the brink of a move to Manchester City. Before the game, Frankfurt sporting director Markus Kroesche confirmed “a club had got in contact” about Marmoush, with Sky Germany saying the forward had already agreed personal terms with the English champions. Marmoush was on target in the 32nd minute against his former club, calmly turning inside the box before firing a shot into the top corner. The goal was Marmoush’s 14th in 16 Bundesliga games this season, one behind Kane. The 25-year-old also has eight league assists. – © AFP 202
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