England striker Harry Kane scores twice as Bayern Munich move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga by beating Holstein Kiel.

Kane has now scored 55 Bundesliga goals in his first 50 games in the competition, setting a new record in Germany's top flight for the number of goals scored across a player's first 50 matches.

Here are the biggest takeaways. Devoid of defensive cohesion Let’s start with the bad, and boy was Bayern Munich’s sketchy defence bad. Now, I don’t want to chalk the entire defensive performance up to the dying minutes of the game.

Bayern Munich welcomes Holstein Kiel to the Allianz Arena on Saturday. The visitors are second from bottom in the Bundesliga standings. Bayern's win over SC Fr

Harry Kane scored his 55th Bundesliga goal for Bayern Munich as they survived Steven Skrzybski's late double to beat Holstein Kiel.

Harry Kane scored twice and Bayern Munich almost squandered a four-goal lead before holding on for a 4-3 victory over promoted Holstein Kiel on Saturday. Kiel threatened a remarkable comeback when Steven Skrzybski scored twice in stoppage time after Finn Porath pulled one back for the visitors.

Football isn’t kind to underdogs, and Holstein Kiel knows it. They step into the Allianz Arena with history, logic, and odds stacked against them.

Harry Kane has scored twice and Bayern Munich almost squandered a four-goal lead before holding on for a 4-3 win over Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga.