Captain Kane helps undermanned Bayern go nine clear in Bundesliga

Heidenheim, Germany: An understrength Bayern Munich coasted to a 4 0 away win over lowly Heidenheim on Sunday, restoring their nine point lead atop th...

Heidenheim, Germany: An understrength Bayern Munich coasted to a 4-0 away win over lowly Heidenheim on Sunday, restoring their nine-point lead atop the table in Harry Kane's first match as captain.

Borussia Dortmund had closed the gap to the leaders to six points on Friday but Bayern were in complete control in the last Bundesliga match before the winter break, winning thanks to goals from Josip Stanisic, Michael Olise, Luis Diaz and Kane.

Kane toasted an "amazing year" in 2025 where he won his first league title, telling DAZN: "We started to build a spirit and a team energy that is hard to break and we took that into this season.

"We know there's a long way to go until the end of the season but we're doing all the right things."

Bayern arrived in Heidenheim missing almost a full starting XI, with Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Konrad Laimer, Nicolas Jackson, Kim Min-jae and Aleksandar Pavlovic among those missing through injury, suspension or Africa Cup of Nations duty.