Kane unable
BAYERN A KLASS BEHIND IN TITLE BID
HARRY KANE’S dream of winning a maiden Bundesliga title is all but dead after Bayern Munich fell to a shock 2-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker.
Munich knew only a victory against their arch-rivals would do after Bayer Leverkusen extended their lead at the summit to 13 points courtesy of a rousing fightback win against 1899 Hoffenheim.
But the reigning German champions were downed by goals from Karim Adeyemi and Julian Ryerson to leave Xabi Alonso’s side with one hand on the Bundesliga title.
Adeyemi squeezed a closerange strike beyond Sven Ulreich in the 10th minute to stun Bayern, who had flown out of the blocks at the Allianz Arena.
Kane, fit after withdrawing from England duty during the international break, plundered a hat-trick in the reverse fixture.
But his luck was well and truly out this time around. The
Three Lions captain spurned a golden chance in the opening minutes, heading over from sixyards after rising majestically.
And he was unable to meet a deep, searching cross from Joshua Kimmich midway through the first-half as Bayern desperately tried to restore parity before the break.
Dortmund still posed a threat on the counter and Ulreich had to be at his best to thwart Felix Nmecha early in the second-half.
Mats Hummels was then in the right place at the right time to deny Kane a tap-in as the veteran defender rolled back the years.
Kane moved to Munich in a bid to win major honours but the dream of landing a maiden league title in his first year in Germany was ruthlessly killed off by Ryerson late on.
Shortly after Kane headed a gilt-edged chance wide from close-range, Ryerson lashed a low drive beyond Ulreich to end Dortmund’s 10-year wait for a league win in Munich.
There was still time for Kane to find the net to give the hosts hope. But VAR intervened to deny him even that.