Bayern Munich crushes RB Leipzig 5-1, Harry Kane scores 21st Bundesliga goal

Bayern Munich came from behind to demolish RB Leipzig 5-1 on Saturday, with English striker Harry Kane netting his 21st goal of the Bundesliga season. The win extends Bayern's lead to 11 points over Borussia Dortmund at the top of the table, maintaining their unbeaten campaign with a record-equalling 50 points from 18 games. Bayern has also scored 71 goals this season—a record for this stage of a German league campaign.

Leipzig took a first-half lead through Brazilian forward Romulo, but Bayern exploded after the break. Serge Gnabry equalized immediately after halftime, followed by goals from Kane, Jonathan Tah, Aleksandar Pavlovic, and Michael Olise in a dominant second-half display. Coach Vincent Kompany admitted Leipzig were "twice as good" in the opening half but praised his team's response: "We weren't afraid and we really went for it."

Romulo summed up Leipzig's collapse: "We played 75 minutes really on top, then I don't know what happened, we turned off our minds." The defeat leaves Leipzig struggling to keep pace in the title race while Bayern marches toward another championship.

In other Bundesliga results, Borussia Dortmund needed a last-minute Emre Can penalty to scrape a 3-2 win over bottom-side St Pauli, while Hoffenheim climbed to third with a 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen.

SOURCE: https://www.channelstv.com/2026/01/17/kane-scores-as-bayern-deliver-comeback-romp-over-leipzig/