Bayern shut in on Bundesliga title with Heidenheim thumping

Harry Kane scored his twenty fourth league objective of the season as Bayern Munich romped to a 4-0 win at Heidenheim on Saturday, transferring the German giants ever nearer to the Bundesliga title.

Kane joined Konrad Laimer, Kingsley Coman and Joshua Kimmich on the scoresheet.

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The victory took Bayern 9 factors away from second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, who play at St Pauli on Sunday.

“It was an important step in direction of the title,” Kimmich instructed Sky Germany.

“We’re now 9 factors forward — and Leverkusen should win. However we’re not likely taking a look at them. We’ve got to win at the least two extra video games to safe the title.”

Stung by Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final elimination at Inter Milan, Bayern have been ruthless. Kane, nonetheless looking for a primary group trophy of his profession, took the ball on the flip and lashed residence with 12 minutes gone.

The England captain, who joined Bayern in the summertime of 2023, now has 60 objectives in his first 60 Bundesliga video games.

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Seven minutes later, Laimer latched onto a intelligent Serge Gnabry cross and clipped the ball previous Heidenheim goalkeeper Kevin Mueller.

Coman was available to faucet in after Mueller saved a shot from Raphael Guerreiro on 36 minutes. Kimmich then minimize the ball into the nook from a Guerreiro cross with 56 minutes gone, sealing the outcome with simply his second objective in his forty sixth recreation for Bayern this season.

Bayern may clinch what can be their thirty fourth German title as early as subsequent week if outcomes go their method.

RB Leipzig’s top-four hopes took a success with a 1-1 residence draw towards last-placed Holstein Kiel.

Japanese striker Shuto Machino put the guests in entrance a minute earlier than half-time, with Leipzig equalising from the spot by Benjamin Sesko with 74 minutes gone when Lois Openda was felled within the field.

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Openda regarded to have scored with a curling, long-range effort with 13 minutes remaining, however the Belgian was flagged for offside.

Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi collided with Kiel’s Steven Skrzybski halfway by the second half and was stretchered from the sphere.

Mainz nonetheless did not reap the benefits of Leipzig’s struggles, drawing 2-2 at residence towards Wolfsburg regardless of main for many of the match.

Wolfsburg veteran Maximilian Arnold gave his aspect the lead after simply three minutes however Mainz wrestled management again with two objectives in 4 first-half minutes by Lee Jae-sung and Dominik Kohr.

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Denis Vavro headed Wolfsburg stage within the last minute, denting Mainz’s probability of a first-ever Champions League qualification of their historical past.

Freiburg additionally boosted their European hopes with a 3-2 win over Hoffenheim, with Lucas Hoeler scoring a brace.

Freiburg sit fifth, some extent behind Leipzig and one forward of Mainz, in sixth.

Werder Bremen beat Bochum 1-0 because of a objective from Mitchell Weiser, serving to their very own European probabilities whereas deepening their opponents’ relegation woes.

Bochum, who’ve overwhelmed Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund this season, sit second to final and are 9 factors from security with 4 video games remaining.

Afterward Saturday, Union Berlin host Stuttgart. Heidenheim’s loss means Union can assure top-flight soccer subsequent season by avoiding defeat.

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