Bayern Munich vs Mönchengladbach. German Bundesliga.
Allianz ArenaAttendance75,000.
Report and free match highlights as Bayern Munich keep the pressure on leaders Bayer Leverkusen; Borussia Monchengladbach take shock lead through Nico Elvedi before Aleksandar Pavlovic equalises; Harry Kane scores 24th league goal and Matthijs de Ligt wraps up victory
Saturday 3 February 2024 20:55, UK
Harry Kane scored his 24th Bundesliga goal in Bayern Munich’s 3-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach to equal a club record as the highest scorer in a debut season.
Thomas Tuchel's side remain two points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who they play next weekend live on Sky Sports, after coming from behind at the Allianz Arena.
Nico Elvedi gave Gladbach a shock lead in the first half after Bayern had squandered several chances, but Aleksandar Pavlovic equalised just before the break.
The hosts struggled to create clear chances in the second half but Kane pounced on a mistake from Gladbach goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas to move level with Luca Toni's record from 2007 before Matthijs de Ligt secured the points late on.
Leroy Sane had two big chances to open the scoring inside 10 minutes. He crashed a shot against the crossbar from just inside the box before then dinking wide from little more than six yards.
Kane was denied by a wonderful save from Nicolas at a free-kick before Gladbach enjoyed a fruitful five-minute spell. Eric Dier was forced to clear off the line and then Nathan Ngoumou headed wide, but Elvedi found the net with their third attempt.
The defender stepped forward to win the ball off Thomas Muller in the Bayern half and played a one-two with Jordan Siebatcheu before slotting the ball into the bottom-right corner.
However, Bayern hit back in the final minute of the first half, with Muller sliding in Pavlovic inside the box and he finished emphatically.
Bayern looked to be drifting towards a disappointing draw during the second period until Kane capitalised on Nicolas's error in the 70th minute.
And De Ligt sealed the win with a header of his own which crashed in off the underside of the crossbar.
Alphonso Davies has emerged as a major doubt for Bayern Munich's crunch Bundesliga clash with Bayer Leverkusen next Saturday.
Bayern have confirmed Davies suffered a strained medial knee ligament in the win over Borussia Monchengladbach and is waiting on the results of a scan to determine how long his absence will be.
He pulled up after making a clearance in the closing stages of the 3-1 win and had to be replaced by Raphael Guerreiro after receiving treatment.
Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel revealed there was a chance Joshua Kimmich (shoulder) and Dayot Upamecano (hamstring) might be able to face current leaders Leverkusen if they pass fitness tests during the week.
Bayern are already without Serge Gnabry (hamstring), Bouna Sarr and Daniel Peretz (both knee) while Kingsley Coman (knee) is another long-term absentee and Kim Min-jae remains on Asian Cup duty with South Korea.
Next Saturday, Bayern Munich face a trip to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 5.30pm.
Meanwhile, Monchengladbach host SV Darmstadt 98, also on Saturday; kick-off 2.30pm.
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