Kane Misses Penalty as Bayern Held by Dortmund
Harry Kane missed a penalty and hit the post as Borussia Dortmund equalized late to keep the Bundesliga leaders level on points.
- On Saturday, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 in the Klassiker, leaving both clubs level on 18 points atop the Bundesliga. Fabio Silva's 89th-minute equalizer secured the result in Munich.
- Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane endured a rare off-day, missing a 56th-minute penalty against the crossbar and hitting the post. Bayern struck the woodwork four times overall, narrowing their path to victory.
- Bayern managed the match without coach Vincent Kompany, recovering from a collapse last week, while Michael Olise, Ismael Saibari, and Serge Gnabry were forced off with injuries. Captain Joshua Kimmich said, 'We're going through difficult moments right now.'
- Dortmund coach Niko Kovac told Sky Germany, 'Coming back twice here in Munich is no easy feat.' The result marked just the fourth time in 18 Klassiker matches that Bayern failed to win.
- Third-Placed Freiburg defeated Augsburg 2-1 on Cyriaque Irie's 85th-minute goal, cutting the gap to league leaders to one point. The Bundesliga title race intensifies as competition expands beyond the Klassiker rivals.
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Kane misses penalty as Bayern held by Dortmund
Bayern were 1-0 up when Kane, playing his first match since winning the Ballon d'Or on Monday, rattled his second-half spot kick against the crossbar. Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy levelled shortly after, but Kane helped Bayern retake the lead when he set up a Dayot Upamecano goal. In the final minute, substitutes Konstantinos Karetsas and Silva combined to grab Dortmund a share of the spoils. "Coming back twice here in Munich is no easy feat. We…
The forward was released in the 'Der Klassiker' at 76 minutes, with the result in 2-1 for the Bavarians, and tied the match, at 89, signing the third goal in the Bundesliga.
Before the game, Harry Kane is celebrated as the winner of the Ballon d-Or, after Abpfiff he gets angry about an extraordinary faux pas from the point. BVB beats back late in the top match in Munich.
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