Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich: Bundesliga stats & head-to-head bundesliga
Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in Der Klassiker, a result that moved Bayern 11 points clear at the top of the bundesliga. The England captain’s double extended a remarkable run and left Bayern well placed for a 35th title after already having a record 34 German top-flight wins to their name.
Der Klassiker and the scoreline
The match finished 3-2 to Bayern Munich. Nico Schlotterbeck put Borussia Dortmund 1-0 up at the break. Serge Gnabry supplied the pass for Harry Kane’s first response. Kane then scored from the penalty spot after a foul by Schlotterbeck on Josip Stanisic, taking his league tally to 30 goals this season. Joshua Kimmich let fly with his left boot to volley the winner in the 87th minute, four minutes after Daniel Svensson had equalised for Dortmund with a brilliant volley inside the left post.
Kane's run and record chase
Harry Kane scored twice in the 3-2 win and has now scored multiple goals in his fourth successive Bundesliga match, a run that matches a joint Bundesliga record previously achieved by Lothar Emmerich for Dortmund in 1967 and Tomislav Maric for Wolfsburg in 2001. Kane has scored two goals or more for the fourth successive game and is threatening Robert Lewandowski’s season record of 41.
Key moments and substitutions
The game produced a number of late and decisive moments. Daniel Svensson equalised with a deft volley into the left corner after working his way across his man. Shortly before the deciding goal, Jobe Bellingham could only half clear a Michael Olise cross and Joshua Kimmich steered a left-foot volley into the left corner to give Bayern the lead again. At one stage Dortmund worked the ball right then left and when they eventually got it into the mixer there was a foul on Dayot Upamecano. Dortmund had a free-kick out on the right as a last chance; they later won a corner on the left which went short to Yan Couto, who chipped towards the back stick but a home player was flagged offside and Bayern were awarded a free-kick.
Substitutions noted in the match included Kim Min-jae and Leon Goretzka coming on as Bayern took off Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich. Tom Bischof replaced Konrad Laimer for the visitors. Five added minutes were played as 'The Yellow Wall' urged Dortmund on to find a second equaliser. At one point Serhou Guirassy fired wide from a Julian Brandt cross.
Bundesliga implications for Bayern
Bayern Munich have won the German top flight on a record 34 occasions, and from the position they are now in a 35th title looks a very strong possibility. The victory opened an 11-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga and reinforced Bayern’s status as favourites.
Wider matchday results and La Liga note
Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen finally ended a 13-game run without a win by beating relegation rivals Heidenheim 2-0 in a bottom-of-the-table scrap. Jovan Milosevic scored from Romano Schmid’s cross in the 57th minute, and an own goal from Hennes Behrens in stoppage time confirmed Bremen’s first win after three defeats under their new coach Daniel Thioune. The victory lifted Bremen above Wolfsburg into the relegation playoff place. Wolfsburg have not won any of their past six games and visit Stuttgart on Sunday.
Heidenheim remained bottom, nine points from a safe position after St Pauli held on for a 1-0 win at high-flying Hoffenheim. Mathias Pereira Lage scored for St Pauli before the break, lifting the Hamburg-based club out of the relegation zone after their third win from four games. Kevin Diks scored a stoppage-time penalty for Borussia Mönchengladbach to beat Union Berlin 1-0 and end Gladbach’s seven-game winless run. Jarell Quansah scored late for Bayer Leverkusen to salvage a 1-1 draw with Mainz, cancelling out Sheraldo Becker’s second-half volley; the draw was a blow to Leverkusen’s hopes of reaching fourth and left Leverkusen in sixth, with both Stuttgart and Leipzig able to pull further away. Leipzig visit Hamburg on Sunday.
In La Liga, Lamine Yamal scored the first hat-trick of his career as Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 to move four points clear of Real Madrid at the top. Barcelona have 64 points while second-placed Real have 60 points before they host Getafe on Monday; Villarreal remain third on 51. Yamal put the hosts ahead in the 28th minute after Fermin Lopez robbed Pape Gueye and slipped a pass down the right for the 18-year-old to finish low inside the left post. He doubled the lead nine minutes later with a dazzling solo run, controlling a long ball on the right wing before cutting inside past Sergi Cardona and Alberto Moleiro to curl an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Gueye pulled one back in the 49th minute, but Yamal completed his hat-trick in the 69th minute on a counterattack. Robert Lewandowski came off the bench to add a fourth in added time, tapping in from Jules Koundé’s low cross from the right.
Julián Alvarez struck in the 94th minute to snatch Atlético Madrid a 1-0 La Liga win over bottom side Real Oviedo and help his team climb to third. The Argentinian striker secured Diego Simeone’s side only their second win in five league games with h — unclear in the provided context.
A full match report is available for readers seeking play-by-play detail.
