Bayern Munich stretched their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to four points, following a 3-0 win away at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Luis Diaz scored either side of Kane’s strike to secure a comfortable win for Vincent Kompany’s side that took full advantage of a slip from Borussia Dortmund.
Dortmund dropped points earlier in the day, as the second-placed side play out a 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig.
Both sides will meet in a top-of-the-table clash after the international break.
Bayern Munich will welcome Borussia Dortmund, their closest challengers in the Bundesliga, to Allianz Arena on Saturday, October 18, hoping to further extend their lead at the summit.
While Eintracht Frankfurt, will resume their campaign with a trip to Freiburg on Sunday, October 19.
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The reigning champions Bayern only took 15 seconds to find the breakthrough as Diaz stole in at the far post to convert Serge Gnabry’s cross for the fastest Bundesliga goal of the season.
Kane had an effort ruled out for offside and Frankfurt captain Robin Koch’s attempted clearance cannoned off his own crossbar as Bayern pressed to extend their advantage.
Dino Toppmoller’s men thought they had found a way back when Jean-Matteo Bahoya curled an effort into the top corner only for it to be disallowed after a video assistant referee (VAR) review for a handball by Ritsu Doan in the build-up.
Kane then settled Bayern’s nerves by giving them a two-goal cushion to take to the interval and also hit the woodwork in the second half but was withdrawn late on after picking up a knock to his ankle following a clash with goalkeeper Kaua Santos.
The Bayern defence stood firm against a Frankfurt side who had scored 17 goals in their first five league games before Diaz sealed a 10th consecutive win at the start of the 2025-26 season for the Bavarians with his second of the game.
