Kane scores as Bayern Munich win Bundesliga title with win over Stuttgart | soccer news

Harry Kane helped Munich win their second successive German Premier League title with a month left in the season.

Harry Kane scored his 32nd goal of the campaign as Bayern Munich claimed a record 35th Bundesliga title with a 4-2 home win over Stuttgart.

Raphael Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson and Alphonso Davies got on the scoresheet alongside Kane, while Chris Fuhrich and Chema Andres scored for the visitors.

Borussia Dortmund suffered their second defeat in two games when they were thumped 2-1 at Hoffenheim last Saturday, leaving Bayern just one point away from home to win the title with four games remaining.

Coach Vincent Kompany benched regular starters Kane, Michael Olise, Manuel Neuer, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Dayot Upamecano and Jonathan Tar with an eye on Wednesday’s German Cup semi-final at Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayern fell behind Puhihi’s goal in the 21st minute of the first half, but fought back by scoring three goals in seven minutes.

Jamal Musiala set up Guerreiro’s opener before Luis Diaz scored twice in four minutes, while Jackson and Davies controlled the game until the break.

Kane grabbed another crown early in the second half to quickly add another Bundesliga crown to his burgeoning collection of team trophies.

With victory assured, Bayern took their foot off the pedal as an assistant brought a bag full of “2026 Champions” T-shirts to the sideline.

Andres added a goal two minutes into the second half for Stuttgart, but Bayern cruised on with title celebrations in mind.

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The win once again demonstrated Bayern’s modern and historical dominance in German football.

The Bavarian giants have now won 13 of the last 14 Bundesliga titles. Bayern has 35 league titles and no other team has reached double figures.

Bayern’s wealth and influence eclipse their domestic rivals and this season has been truly remarkable.

Bayern have scored 109 goals, the most in Bundesliga history, eight more than the previous record set in 1971-72. There are 4 games remaining.

Free-scoring Bayern has 79 points and a goal difference of 80 points. If the season ended today, Bayern would become the first team in Bundesliga history to have a goal difference greater than their points tally.

Four wins from their remaining four games would give Bayern 91 points, equaling the highest score achieved by a treble-winning side in 2012-13.

Then there are the personal records.

Kane, who on Wednesday became the first Briton to reach a half-century in a season in all competitions since 1930-31, can still equal Robert Lewandowski’s record of 41 goals in a single season.

The England captain has scored 32 goals in 27 games this season and has an outside chance of catching Lewandowski.

Michael Ollis had 18 assists, three shy of the all-time record set by Thomas Mueller in 2019-20.