Harry Kane breaks 60-year-old record as Jamal Musiala dazzles in Bayern Munich spree | Football News

Harry Kane broke the 60-year-old record for most goals in a first season on Saturday, while Jamal Musiala scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Darmstadt 5-2. Kane has scored 31 goals in 26 league games since joining from Tottenham in the summer, surpassing Germany legend Uwe Seeler, who scored 30 for Hamburg in 1963-64. goals. Musiala also provided an assist in the win, which puts Bayern’s hopes of retaining the Bundesliga title on the line and leaves them seven points behind Bayer Leverkusen, who face Freiburg on Sunday.

“We will persevere. We worked hard, earned ourselves some chances and took them,” said Bayern captain Manuel Neuer, who praised “a game-changer on the pitch like Jamal.” .

However, the goalkeeper was disappointed that his side conceded two goals against bottom side Darmstadt, saying: “We all need to work on that.”

Darmstadt shocked Bayern Munich in the 28th minute when Tim Skaker took advantage of a lethargic defense from Eric Dier to put the home side on course to beat the German champions.

However, Kane gave Bayern the lead before half-time, setting up Musiala’s goal in the 36th minute before scoring one himself, adding to Joshua Kimmich’s goal in first-half stoppage time. In the shot, he jumped high and headed the ball towards the goal.

Midway through the second half, Musiala received a throw-in from Thomas Müller, danced in the penalty area and fired between the goalkeeper’s legs.

Just like last week, Gnabry scored shortly after coming off the bench to seal the win.

Bayern’s Matthijs Terl and Darmstadt’s Oscar Welhelmsen both scored in stoppage time.

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Stuttgart continued their stunning turnaround this season on Saturday as Serhu Gilasi scored again to beat neighbors Hoffenheim 3-0.

Stuttgart, who finished third from bottom last season and needed to win the play-offs to stay in the First Division, has soared up the standings this year and is now in the top four and back in the Champions League.

Enzo Milot’s 16th-minute strike broke Hoffenheim’s resistance and Gilasi scored just before half-time for his 22nd league goal of the season after just 20 games. .

Jamie Leweling sealed the win with 20 minutes remaining, giving Stuttgart their first win at Hoffenheim in more than a decade.

In the German capital, Union Berlin defeated Werder Bremen 2-1 thanks to the outstanding performance of American midfielder Brenden Aaronson, who is on loan from Leeds United.

Aaronson was unexpectedly left out of Team USA this week, but he scored twice in three second-half minutes to give the Union side the upper hand.

The 23-year-old netted Yorbe Vertessen’s goal in the 50th minute and created his own goal soon after with some superb dribbling.

Mitchell Weiser pulled a goal back for the visitors but Union held on to register a fifth win in seven home games under coach Nenad Bjelica.

“This has been the hardest year of my life,” Aaronson told reporters after scoring his second goal in the league.

“Coming from Leeds and then not playing much here, it’s been a mental battle, staying confident.”

With one goal behind, Augsburg defeated 10-man Wolfsburg 3-1 in an away game, winning four consecutive league victories and rising to seventh place.

Wolfsburg’s Patrick Wimmer scored after just nine minutes but was sent off in tears before half-time for a last-man foul, with Augsburg’s Arne Meyer scored on the ensuing free kick.

Christian Jakic sealed the win with a second-half brace, putting more pressure on Niko Kovac’s Wolfsburg, who have won just once in 15 games.

Mainz defeated Bochum 2-0 at home to keep their hopes of relegation alive. Mainz move into 16th place in the relegation play-offs above Cologne, who suffered a 5-1 defeat at Leipzig on Friday.

The newly promoted Heidenheim drew 1-1 at home with Monchengladbach in their first season in the top flight, gaining valuable points again and leading the relegation spot by 10 points.

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