Bundesliga

Harry Kane nets brace as Bayern beat Dortmund in Klassiker, go 11 clear

Harry Kane scored twice again and Bayern Munich opened an 11-point lead in the Bundesliga with a 3-2 win at Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker. Joshua Kimmich let fly with his left boot to score the winner with a volley in the 87th minute on Saturday, just four minutes after Daniel Svensson equalized for Dortmund with a brilliant volley inside the left post. Nico Schlotterbeck put Dortmund 1-0 up at the break, but Serge Gnabry set up Kane's response and the England star got his second from the penalty spot - after a foul by Schlotterbeck on Josip Stanisic - to take his league tally to 30 goals this season. Kane has scored two goals or more for the fourth successive game and is threatening Robert Lewandowski's season record of 41. Dortmund disappointed =============== It's the second painful defeat for Dortmund in as many games after its Champions League exit to Atalanta on Wednesday despite going into their playoff second leg with a 2-0 advantage. Dortmund top scorer Serhou Guir

Frankfurt, Dortmund settle for draw in pulsating Bundesliga New Year clash

Second-placed Borussia Dortmund twice surrendered a lead and looked like losing to a stoppage-time winner but it came back to score in the last minute and draw at Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 in a thrilling Bundesliga clash. The first league match of 2026 was a riveting advert for German football but both sides will rue their ability to hold a lead. The draw left Dortmund in second place, eight points behind leader Bayern Munich and four above Bayer Leverkusen and Leipzig. All three have a game in hand. Frankfurt missed a chance to move into fifth and remained in seventh spot, equal on points with Stuttgart. The game started encouragingly for the visitor with Maximilian Beier side-footing home Julian Ryerson's inviting cross from the right flank after 10 minutes. But on a chilly night at Deutsche Bank Park, the home fans were warmed by their team's reaction. Can Uzun equalized from the penalty spot after Serhou Guirassy was adjudged to have fouled Robin Koch. Dortmund took the lead ag

Kane heroics prevent Bayern's first Bundesliga loss against Mainz

Harry Kane has rescued Bayern Munich from an embarrassing home defeat to the last-placed team in the Bundesliga. The England forward scored a penalty in the 87th minute for Bayern to draw 2-2 with Mainz on Sunday. Bayern is the runaway league leader and yet to lose a game. The visitors were playing their first league game under new coach Urs Fischer, back in the Bundesliga after enjoying great success with Union Berlin. Fischer was appointed last week to replace Bo Henriksen after Mainz's dismal start. Bayern dominated from the start and Lennart Karl the team's newest star opened the scoring in the 29th when he was well placed for a tap-in to Serge Gnabry's cross. It was Bayern's 50th Bundesliga goal of the season, a record after just 14 rounds of the league. But the home team failed to make more of its superiority and was shocked before the break when defender Kacper Potulski equalized. It was the 18-year-old Polish youth international's first Bundesliga goal in just his second

Union Berlin stop Bayern's record streak as Bundesliga clash ends 2-2

Bayern Munich has finally failed to win a game. Dutch defender Danilho Doekhi struck twice for Union Berlin to hold the Bavarian powerhouse 2-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, ending Bayern's record 16-game winning streak in all competitions to start the season. "I've been saying all week that we knew it was going to be a fight today," Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said. It could have been worse for his team, but Harry Kane scored in stoppage time to avert a defeat. "We won a point today. At Bayern you always lose two points when you don't win, but still, the 92nd minute (equalizer), the mentality, (and) Leipzig lost," Kompany said of Bayern's closest challenger. "So it keeps going, and this record the only thing that matters for me is that we showed we can win 16 games in a row. Why can't we try it again?" The result meant Bayern fell one game short of matching its Bundesliga-record 10-game winning start to the league from 2015. Kompany made just one change to the team that defe

Frankfurt denied win by late goal ahead of Liverpool Champions League tie

Freiburg's Vincenzo Grifo scored a brilliant free kick to deny Eintracht Frankfurt a win on Sunday before it faces Liverpool in the Champions League. Grifo struck the ball from a standing position to send it sailing past Frankfurt's two-man wall and inside the right post in the 87th minute for Freiburg to draw 2-2. Mattias Ginter almost snatched the win for Freiburg in stoppage time. Derry Scherhant had sent the home team ahead in the second minute after Johan Manzambi cut out an attempted pass from Robin Koch to set him up. Jonathan Burkardt controlled the ball with his right boot and fired it past Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubolu with his left to equalize in the 18th, then scored again before the break to put Frankfurt ahead. Grifo replaced Scherhant in the 75th and went on to have the final say. Frankfurt hosts Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday. St. Pauli was hosting Hoffenheim later. Bayern Munich defeated previously unbeaten Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in der Klassi

Bayern's search for Harry Kane backup continues after frustrating summer

Bayern Munich's search for a backup for star forward Harry Kane was continuing on the last day of the summer transfer period Monday. Bayern's efforts to sign Senegal forward Nicholas Jackson on loan from Chelsea failed late Sunday after an injury to his teammate Liam Delap forced a rethink on the deal. The clubs had reportedly reached agreement, but Delap's injury on Saturday put a halt to proceedings. Chelsea, which had reportedly asked the player to return to London, would only consider a permanent switch and Bayern insisted on a loan. They failed to reach agreement. Bayern powerbroker Uli Hoene last month said the club should only make loan signings for the rest of the transfer window, avoiding any more big-money signings following the arrival of Luis Daz from Liverpool. This, despite the departures of Kingsley Coman and Leroy San. It complicated efforts by Max Eberl, Bayern's board member for sport, to reinforce the squad after a summer in which he failed to sign Germany playe

Erik ten Hag axed by Leverkusen only three matches into his new job

Erik ten Hag lasted three games at Bayer Leverkusen. The Dutch coach was fired on Monday after doubts emerged in Leverkusen over the former Manchester United manager's ability to oversee the German team's successful rebuild after a summer exodus of key players. This decision wasn't easy for us, Leverkusen sports director Simon Rolfes said in a statement. "Nobody wanted to take this step. But the last few weeks showed that building a new and successful team with this set-up could not be achieved effectively. We firmly believe in the quality of our team and will now do everything in our power to take the next steps in our development with a new constellation. Leverkusen was beaten 2-1 at home on Ten Hag's Bundesliga debut by Hoffenheim, then squandered a two-goal lead to allow 10-man Werder Bremen grab a 3-3 draw on Saturday. Kicker magazine had already reported on Thursday before that second league game that Leverkusen's management were having second thoughts about Ten Hag's work.

Borussia Dortmund tightens locker room rules after Bellingham incident

Only players, coaches and officials will have access to the locker room areas in future, says Dortmund managing director Lars Ricken

Ten Hag's Bundesliga reign starts with Leverkusen defeat to Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim spoiled Erik ten Hag's Bundesliga debut as Bayer Leverkusen coach by coming from behind to defeat his team 2-1 at home on Saturday. Tim Lemperle scored the visitors' winner early in the second half to get a new look Leverkusen after a summer of change off to a disappointing start. Ten Hag, who took over from the Real Madrid-bound Xabi Alonso, had three new signings in his starting lineup including goalkeeper Mark Flekken, young forward Ibrahim Maza, and defender Jarell Quansah. The latter headed Leverkusen into an early lead, but Fisnik Asllani leveled in the 25th and turned provider for Lemperle in the 52nd. The summer departures of key Leverkusen players like Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka, Jeremie Frimpong and former captain Jonathan Tah was evident as the home team failed to mount a response. Ten Hag was just one of four coaches making their Bundesliga debuts with new teams. Former Germany assistant Sandro Wagner got off to a dream start with his Augsburg team winning

Kane hits hat-trick as Bayern Munich destroy Leipzig 6-0 in league opener

Harry Kane scored a hat trick as Bayern Munich started its Bundesliga title defense with a 6-0 demolition of Leipzig. The Bavarian powerhouse dominated with the exception of a 15-minute spell after halftime when Antonio Nusa went close for the visitors on Friday. Nusa, who also had a goal ruled out, served to only rile more goals from Kane, who was supported by the outstanding Michael Olise, who scored two, and Luis Daz, who got the other goal and set up two on his Bundesliga debut. "We wanted to come out with a statement and that's exactly what we done," Kane told Sky TV. "Leipzig are a good side but today we was on top in all areas and we was clinical when we needed to be, so we can enjoy this." Olise broke the deadlock in the 27th minute and Daz had the home fans celebrating again five minutes later when he rifled the ball in off the underside of the crossbar after a well-worked move involving Kane and Serge Gnabry. Gnabry laid the ball off for Daz with his heel. Olise got his

Bundesliga to have longer games starting from this year; Here's why

Bundesliga games will take longer this season as Germany joins a drive to calculate added time more precisely. Germany's top men's league is the latest to follow a trend set by the 2022 World Cup and the English Premier League by measuring the exact time taken up by events like red cards, penalties and injuries, and adding that amount on at the end of each half. We currently have just under 60 minutes of net playing time (with the ball in play), which will probably increase somewhat, said Knut Kircher, the German refereeing body's managing director of sports and communication, in comments reported Tuesday by German agency dpa. The new Bundesliga season starts Aug. 22 but the changes have already taken effect in the men's second and third tiers. There's been a backlash against some decisions.

Bayern Munich optimistic Musiala returns before end 2025 after leg fracture

Jamal Musiala is still using crutches after breaking his leg at the Club World Cup but Bayern Munich hopes he'll be back by the end of the year. The 22-year-old attacking midfielder was stretchered off in pain after colliding with Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma as his team lost 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinals this month. Jamal still has crutches but the process is very, very positive, Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl said Thursday at an event to present new signing Luis Daz. Eberl added that the club expects Musiala could return around the same time as wing back Alphonso Davies. The Canadian player has been out since sustaining a severe knee ligament injury with his national team in March, but Eberl said he had his first exercises on the field Thursday. So far there have been no complications with both of them. We need to knock on wood that it stays that way and then we obviously hope that they will be available at the end of the year, Eb

Sunderland sign Granit Xhaka from Leverkusen in surprise transfer

Granit Xhaka returned to the Premier League on Wednesday with a move to newly-promoted Sunderland. The former Arsenal captain joined from Bayer Leverkusen and signed a three-year contract at the Stadium of Light. The 32-year-old Xhaka spent seven years at Arsenal, where he won two FA Cups before moving to Germany and helping Leverkusen lift the Bundesliga title in 2024 as part of a league and cup double. At Sunderland, his primary task will likely be to help the club avoid relegation. We are back to where this club needs to be, and we want to stay here to write our own history. I feel that I'm ready to help the team with my experience but with quality as well," Xhaka said. Xhaka is captain of Switzerland and has won 137 caps for his country. Sunderland sporting director Kristjaan Speakman said the signing of Xhaka was a significant endorsement of our ambition and our desire to build a team our supporters can be proud of in the Premier League. His accomplishments and quality need

Bayern Munich rope in Luis Diaz from Liverpool on 4-year contract

Bayern Munich signed Liverpool winger Luis Daz to a four-year contract on Wednesday in the German champion's biggest deal of the offseason so far. The move balances out Liverpool's heavy spending with a fee reported at 75 million euros ($87 million) by German media, while Bayern dips into the millions it earned at the Club World Cup, a competition Liverpool didn't qualify for. Daz had been with Liverpool since 2022 and scored 17 goals in 50 games across all competitions last season as the club won the Premier League title. From today on I'm part of this lovely family, Diaz said in Spanish in a video message posted on Bayern's social media accounts. Daz leaves amid Isak speculationLiverpool had dismissed talk of the 28-year-old Colombia winger leaving but its approach shifted when he was left out of the squad for a preseason friendly loss to AC Milan on Saturday. Diaz's departure comes in an offseason where Liverpool has spent heavily strengthening a team that won a record-equaling

Malik Tillman joins Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record transfer fee

Bayer Leverkusen has moved to replace Florian Wirtz by signing United States international Malik Tillman from PSV Eindhoven for a club-record fee. The 23-year-old attacking midfielder signed a contract through June 2030, the Bundesliga club said Saturday. Kicker magazine reported Leverkusen was paying PSV a fixed sum of 35 million euros ($41 million) for the player, making him the club's most expensive incoming transfer. We've gained another strong and very dangerous attacking player, Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said He can play in both the number 10 and the number 8 positions in midfield. Malik is an absolute top signing for us. Tillman, who was born in Nuremberg, Germany to a German mother and American father, played through Bayern Munich's youth teams after switching from Bavarian rival Greuther Frth in 2015. He was unable to establish himself in the senior team and made just seven appearances for Bayern before joining Glasgow Rangers on loan in 2022-23. He joined

Bayern Munich hand last home win for Thomas Müller amid title clebration

Thomas Mller led Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title celebrations after helping the team beat Borussia Mnchengladbach 2-0 in his last home game for the club. After being presented with the trophy, Bayern captain Manuel Neuer gave it to Mller to hoist toward the Munich sky and start the confetti-filled revelry. There was another outpouring of emotion when Harry Kane got his chance to lift the salad bowl it's the England captain's first team trophy after a career of near-misses. Kane was still holding onto the trophy even as Neuer got the customary beer showers underway by dousing Mller after a speech to the crowd. But soon Kane was soaked, too, and he let the trophy out of his grip. Bayern won its record-extending 34th German championship title last weekend. Michael Olise made sure of Saturday's win by scoring one goal and setting up the other for Kane's league-leading 25th of the season to get the party underway in Munich. RELEGATION DECIDED Bochum and Holstein Kiel were relegated

Harry Kane feels 'amazing' after finally winning his first career title

Harry Kane says he feels amazing after finally winning his first career title at the age of 31. After Bayern Munich's Bundesliga win on Sunday, Kane said in an Instagram post on Monday, It just feels sweet to win the title and the first one of my career. Kane had to endure a long wait after a career of runner-up finishes and defeats in finals with Bayern, Tottenham and England. It seemed like an anomaly for a player considered among the world's best forwards. Bayern's 11 Bundesliga wins in a row must have factored in Kane's decision to join the German team from Tottenham in 2023, but his first season in Bavaria coincided with Bayern's first trophyless year since 2012. He was dismayed to be suspended from Bayern's potentially title-clinching game at Leipzig on Saturday, but made his way to the touchline to celebrate with Bayern leading 3-2 in stoppage time. Then Leipzig's Yussef Poulsen equalized with the last kick of the game, postponing Bayern's party. But Bayer Leverkusen's 2-2

Bayern becomes Bundesliga champion; Kane finally wins his 1st career title

The "curse" has been lifted. Harry Kane can finally celebrate his first career title after Bayern Munich became Bundesliga champion with a little help from Freiburg on Sunday. Freiburg drew with second-placed Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 to leave Bayern an unassailable eight points clear of the 2024 champion with two rounds of the German league remaining. The 31-year-old Kane had never won a title in a career of runner-up finishes and defeats in finals with Bayern, Tottenham and England, leading some to speak of a "curse" against a player considered one of the world's best forwards. Kane's arrival as Bayern's record signing in 2023 was followed by the club's first trophyless season since 2012. Kane was ready to celebrate Saturday when Bayern looked set to win 3-2 in Leipzig. But Yussuf Poulsen equalized with the last kick of the game for Leipzig to draw 3-3 and postpone Bayern's party. "Next week, Harry!" teammate Thomas Mller wrote on Instagram. He didn't have to wait that long. Lever

Bayern drops points in der Klassiker, Dortmund draw keeps gap at 6

Borussia Dortmund prevented Bayern Munich from going eight points clear in the Bundesliga by fighting back for a 2-2 draw in der Klassiker. Bayern was on course to start thinking of title celebrations as substitutes Serge Gnabry and Raphal Guerreiro both scored within four minutes of each other to cancel out Maximilian Beier's opener for Dortmund after the break. But Dortmund defender Waldemar Anton equalized on a rebound in the 75th after Jonas Urbig saved Serhou Guirassy's acrobatic effort. Harry Kane missed a big chance for Bayern, though he wasn't the only one as Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel had a busy match. A game of missed opportunities, said Thomas Mller after making a rare start for Bayern. The 35-year-old Mller captained the side and was pushed onto the field by teammates before the match to receive fans' applause after the club announced last week that his contract won't be renewed at the end of the season. The draw stopped Bayern from capitalizing on defending cha

Leverkusen regain form with late goal to secure 4-3 win over Stuttgart

Bayer Leverkusen rediscovered some of the late-goal magic from its title-winning season as Patrik Schick's added-time header sealed a 4-3 comeback win over Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Trailing 3-2 on Sunday, Leverkusen was heading for a fourth successive loss in all competitions before Victor Boniface's pass deflected in off Angelo Stiller for an own-goal in the 88th minute. Jeremie Frimpong then crossed for Schick to head in the winning goal in the fourth minute of added time. "Perhaps sometimes you need wins like this to show the spirit is still there," Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah told broadcaster DAZN. The win brought back memories of Leverkusen's tendency to turn games round in the last minute when it won the Bundesliga title last season. It also cut Bayern Munich's lead at the top of the standings over second-placed Leverkusen to six points after Bayern drew 1-1 at Union Berlin on Saturday. "We just want to get on (Bayern's) nerves until the end," Leverkusen midfielder .