Bayern Munich 4-2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (11 Nov, 2023) Game Analysis

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored twice in their 4-2 win over Heidenheim on Saturday to temporarily propel the club into first place in the Bundesliga while extending his own record goal streak in Germany.

Kane, who now has 21 goals in 15 Bundesliga and Champions League appearances for Bayern, opened his account in the 14th minute with a superb turn and shot into the box.

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The England captain then struck again with a powerful header a minute before the break to become the first player in Bundesliga history to score 17 goals in the first 11 days of a season.

Kane had scored consecutive league hat-tricks against Darmstadt 98 and in last week’s 4-0 demolition of Borussia Dortmund before netting twice more in their midweek Champions League win over Galatasaray.

He now has more league goals after 11 league matches than last season’s Bundesliga top scorers over the entire 2022-23 campaign.

Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel, however, was unhappy with his team’s sloppy defending, which allowed Heidenheim to come back strong in the second half and score twice in four minutes to equalize.

Tim Kleindienst reduced the gap after Bayern were surprised by a Heidenheim counter-attack and Jan-Niklas Beste equalized after yet another defensive error in the 70th.

But Raphael Guerreiro quickly restored the hosts’ lead in the 72nd and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting headed in their fourth goal in the 85th to propel them into first place with 29 points.

Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, with 28, faced Union Berlin on Sunday. VfB Stuttgart are third on 24 after a 2-1 victory over fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund, who have 21 points.