European football: Harry Kane double restores Bayern Munich’s six-point Bundesliga lead | European club football

Harry Kane scored twice within the first half as Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 win at Werder Bremen, restoring their six-point lead within the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund’s 4-0 win over Mainz on Friday put them inside three factors of the league leaders however Bayern responded.

Bayern had been in management from begin to end in Bremen, with Leon Goretzka becoming a member of the England captain on the scoresheet within the seventieth minute. Kane now has 26 targets in 22 Bundesliga video games this season and 41 in all competitions, 13 of these from the penalty spot.

Bayern lined up with out the suspended Michael Olise for the primary time in 89 matches in all competitions because the France winger arrived from Crystal Palace in 2024. Bremen saved the league leaders at bay within the opening phases however Kane gave Bayern the lead after 22 minutes, changing a penalty after the video assistant referee identified Lennart Karl had been felled within the field.

Bayern doubled their lead three minutes later when Kane snuck a low shot in off the best publish from the sting of the field. The Bayern captain, Manuel Neuer, was substituted at half-time due to a recurrence of a calf damage. Bremen’s Marco Gruell hit the publish shortly after the break however Bayern put the sport to mattress when Goretzka swept residence with 20 minutes remaining.

Hoffenheim continued their turnaround this season, beating Freiburg 3-0 at residence with targets from Fisnik Asllani, Ozan Kabak and Valentin Gendrey as they tightened their grip on third spot.

Bayer Leverkusen beat St Pauli 4-0 at residence, their fifth win of their previous six video games, taking the 2023-24 title winners to fourth spot. Jarell Quansah, the previous Liverpool centre-back, headed Leverkusen in entrance with 13 minutes gone and Patrik Schick struck only a minute later. Edmond Tapsoba and Ernest Poku added second-half targets.

Inter prolonged their Serie A result in eight factors as they edged 10-man Juventus 3-2 at San Siro with a last-minute winner from Piotr Zielinski. It was a dramatic victory after Juventus on the right track for a hard-fought draw regardless of having Pierre Kalulu despatched off within the first half.

Zielinski fired residence a left-footed shot from outdoors the world within the ninetieth minute to win the sport, after the Juventus captain, Manuel Locatelli, had made it 2-2 within the 83rd.

Andrea Cambiaso’s personal objective handed Inter a Seventeenth-minute lead, however the Juventus full-back made amends by scoring an equaliser 9 minutes later.

Kalulu’s sending-off on the stroke of half-time handed Inter an enormous second-half benefit, however they struggled to interrupt by way of till Francesco Esposito’s header within the 76th minute put them again forward. However as they on their method to victory, Locatelli equalised.

Zielinski, nonetheless, had different concepts and Inter superior to 61 factors, comfortably forward of second-placed Milan, who’ve performed one match fewer, on 53, whereas Juventus remained fourth on 46.

Ederson and Nicola Zalewski scored as Atalanta beat Lazio 2-0 in Serie A to strengthen their declare for a spot in European soccer subsequent season. The Brazil midfielder and the Poland winger netted both aspect of the break in Rome as they moved some extent away from Como within the Convention League qualifying spot. Como’s hopes had been dealt a blow as they misplaced 2-1 at residence to Fiorentina, who boosted their survival bid. Nicolò Fagioli opened the scoring from shut vary within the twenty sixth minute and Moise Kean doubled Fiorentina’s lead earlier than half-time, changing from the penalty spot. Como pulled one again when Fabiano Parisi fired into his personal web within the 77th minute, earlier than Álvaro Morata was despatched off for the hosts within the 89th minute.

Vinícius Júnior struck twice from the penalty spot as Actual Madrid powered to a 4-1 victory over Actual Sociedad that despatched them provisionally to the highest of La Liga. Actual moved to 60 factors, two away from second-placed Barcelona, final season’s champions, who go to their native rivals Girona on Monday.

Actual struck after 5 minutes when 21-year-old Gonzalo García steered Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross past Álex Remiro. Sociedad levelled within the twenty first minute after Dean Huijsen fouled Yangel Herrera and Mikel Oyarzabal transformed the spot-kick.

Vinícius restored the lead 4 minutes later after Jon Aramburu introduced him down and calmly despatched Remiro the unsuitable manner. Federico Valverde made it 3-1 within the thirty first minute, curling into the highest nook from the sting of the field and Vinícius accomplished the scoring three minutes into the second half, profitable and changing one other penalty after Aramburu clipped him, as Actual secured an eighth consecutive win in La Liga.

In France, Lens reclaimed the Ligue 1 lead with a Wesley Saïd-inspired 5-0 romp over Paris FC. A 3rd consecutive league victory, coupled with Paris Saint-Germain slipping up 3-1 at Rennes on Friday, despatched Pierre Sage’s aspect one level away from the champions. Doubles by Saïd and Rayan Fofana, both aspect of a Florian Thauvin penalty, moved Lens to 52 factors, whereas struggling PFC remained in fifteenth, eight factors above the relegation zone.

Marseille let a two-goal lead slip as Strasbourg rescued a 2-2 draw on the Vélodrome. Marseille, who parted firm with Roberto De Zerbi this week, led by way of targets from Mason Greenwood and Amine Gouiri, however Sebastian Nanasi pulled one again for Gary O’Neil’s aspect earlier than Joaquin Panichelli netted a 97th-minute penalty.

On Friday night, the Ligue 1 leaders, Paris Saint-Germain, suffered their third defeat of the marketing campaign as they went down 3-1 to a Rennes aspect who ended a four-game shedding streak. Mousa Tamari and Esteban Lepaul gave Rennes a 2-0 lead earlier than Ousmane Dembélé pulled one again for PSG, who pushed for an equaliser however had been caught out as Breel Embolo added a 3rd. The victory got here on the finish of a turbulent week for Rennes, who sacked Habib Beye on Monday, with the reserve-team coach, Sébastien Tambouret, positioned in momentary cost.

“We began the sport badly, however Rennes performed an excellent recreation,” Dembélé instructed Ligue 1+. “We now have to place extra need. We now have to play for Paris Saint-Germain to win matches as a result of if we play alone on the pitch it’s not going to work, we’re not going to win the titles we wish.”