Harry Kane limped off injured after making Bundesliga historical past as Bayern Munich cruised to a 5-2 victory at backside membership Darmstadt.
The England captain scored his thirty first league aim to surpass Uwe Seeler’s document for essentially the most in a debut season within the German high flight, however was later substituted after receiving remedy on the pitch having collided with a publish only a week earlier than he is because of face Brazil in a pleasant at Wembley.
“He stumbled and fell in the net and twisted his ankle,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel later mentioned of Kane’s harm. “He is cooling it now with ice. There is no diagnosis yet. We have to wait and see and hope it is just a scary moment.”
Kane’s landmark aim arrived after Jamal Musiala had cancelled out Tim Skarke’s shock opener for the hosts earlier than Bayern scored three within the second half to shut the hole on leaders Bayer Leverkusen to seven factors.
Musiala netted his second shortly after the hour mark with substitutes Serge Gnabry and Mathys Tel including the fourth and fifth though Darmstadt’s Oscar Vilhelmsson scored a late comfort.
Kane suffers harm scare in Bayern win
Darmstadt, winless of their earlier 18 league matches, took the lead when Skarke slotted residence on the finish of a surging run from Mathias Honsak.
However Bayern deservedly equalised by way of Musiala as he fired in after being inadvertently arrange by Kane earlier than the striker grabbed his aim, stooping to move in Joshua Kimmich’s cross from shut vary in added time of the primary half.
Vilhelmsson practically levelled inside 60 seconds when his strike crashed in opposition to the crossbar however Musiala gave Bayern respiratory area within the second half, discovering the online on the finish of a mazy run.
Musiala shone all through and arrange Gnabry simply three minutes after approaching earlier than Kane was pressured off after falling awkwardly and colliding with the precise publish attempting to show within the rebound from Musiala’s shot that hit the crossbar.
Darmstadt substitute Sebastian Polter hit the left publish with a robust shot and moments later Mathys Tel scored Bayern’s fifth with a close-range volley earlier than Vilhelmsson swept in a late comfort.
What’s subsequent for Bayern?
Bayern Munich return to Bundesliga motion after the worldwide break at residence to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday March 30, dwell on Sky Sports activities. Kick-off 5.30pm.
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