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HARRY KANE SCORED two targets within the second-half, together with an damage time winner, to grab Bayern Munich a 2-1 house win over RB Leipzig, ending the facet’s worst run since 2015.
Bayern had misplaced three matches in a row for the primary time in 9 years with the membership saying this week coach Thomas Tuchel would depart in the summertime.
Kane broke the impasse halfway by means of the primary half however Leipzig hit again with 20 remaining, Benjamin Sesko equalising for the guests.
With Bayern seeking to concede additional floor to Leverkusen within the title race, Kane stepped up and scored within the first minute of damage time, his twenty seventh league aim of the season.
The win retains Bayern eight factors behind Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, with 11 video games remaining this season.
Barcelona’s Raphinha celebrates his aim with Joao Felix. Alamy Inventory Picture
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In Spain, Xavi’s rejigged Barcelona facet thrashed Getafe 4-0 to climb to second in La Liga with recalled duo Joao Felix and Raphinha getting on the scoresheet.
The defending champions climbed above Girona and have 57 factors from 26 video games.
Leaders Actual Madrid have 62 factors and play their sport in hand at house to Sevilla on Sunday.
Actual Madrid hope to take their La Liga unbeaten tally to twenty matches as they await outdated boy Sergio Ramos, who returns for the primary time since he left in 2021 to hitch PSG.
Joao Felix and Raphinha missed the midweek Champions League 1-1 draw at Napoli and their return paid dividends.
“We knew which areas to assault and opened them up on a number of events and that’s the place the targets got here from. It’s a victory which supplies us a bit of extra peace of thoughts,” stated Xavi.
Brazilian ahead Raphinha broke the impasse on 20 minutes latching onto a deep move with a well-timed run and slick shot into the underside nook.
Raphinha was concerned within the build-up to the second aim as Felix doubled the lead with a far submit faucet in after 53 minutes, simply after Getafe had hit the submit.
Robert Lewandowski thought he’d made it 3-0 simply earlier than the hour however was dominated off-side.
The Pole has netted 9 targets in his final 13 appearances, however was additionally twice denied by good saves on Saturday.
Dutch midfielder Frenkie De Jong did make it 3-0 simply after the hour with a nicely struck shot from outdoors the field earlier than Fermin Lopez tapped house a rebound in time added on.
Later Saturday, backside facet Almeria twice got here from behind to carry Atletico Madrid to a 2-2 draw.
The stalemate left the hosts winless this season after 26 matches.
Atletico, who misplaced 1-0 within the Champions League final 16 first leg tie at Inter Milan in midweek, stay fourth, tenth factors off leaders Actual Madrid.
Angel Correa volleyed Diego Simeone’s facet right into a second minute lead, with AC Milan loannee Luka Romero levelling for Almeria earlier than the half hour mark.
Rodrigo de Paul restored Atletico’s lead on 57 minutes just for Romero to earn the hosts a nicely earned draw shortly after following a slick one-two with Jonathan Viera.
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