BERLIN (AP) – Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich maintained a six-point lead in the Bundesliga with a 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer reportedly suffered a minor calf problem and was sent off at half-time as a precaution. Jonas Urbig took his place in the second period.
Kane had already scored. The first was a penalty in the 22nd minute after Lenato Karl was brought down. His second goal came four minutes later, with a sharp shot from outside the penalty area that hit the post.
It was the England star’s 26th league goal of the season. Nine of those were penalties.
Leon Goretzka makes an unusual start Final season at Bayernscored the third goal in the 70th minute.
Bayern’s victory means the team is highly unlikely to be overtaken by Borussia Dortmund when the rivals meet in two weeks’ time.
dortmund, 4-0 victory over Mainz Bayern next travel to Leipzig to look for their sixth straight league win on Friday, while Bayern host Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 23 before playing the Der Klassik in Dortmund a week before that.
Hoffenheim focuses on Champions League
Hoffenheim secured third place with a 3-0 victory over Freiburg.
Andrej Kramaric kicked the ball in from a distance of about 40 meters and scored what would have been the goal of the day. However, a VAR check revealed that the ball was offside.
Fisnik Aslani and Ozan Kabak scored goals for Hoffenheim after the break, and substitute Valentin Gendry scored just seconds after coming on the field in stoppage time.
Bayer Leverkusen defeated bottom side St. Pauli 4-0 and moved into fourth place, the lowest place to qualify for the Champions League.
Stuttgart and Leipzig, like Leverkusen, also had 39 points before their matchday 22 match. Stuttgart will play Cologne later on Saturday, while Leipzig will face Wolfsburg on Sunday.
Hamburger SV defeated Union Berlin 3-2, while Eintracht Frankfurt beat visiting Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0.
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