German Bundesliga

LIVE from 3.30pm: Bayern and BVB in the conference

Bayern Munich had to tremble again briefly at the end.

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Bayern Munich have pulled off a nail-biting victory in the German Bundesliga. The league leaders beat Holstein Kiel 4-3 at home on Saturday after leading 4-0 to extend their lead over first-placed Bayer Leverkusen to nine points for the time being.

The defending champions will host TSG Hoffenheim, coached by Christian Ilzer, on Sunday. Borussia Dortmund won 2:1 in Heidenheim in the last game before Niko Kovac took over.

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Bayern, with Konrad Laimer once again playing at right-back, looked in control for a long time. Jamal Musiala opened the scoring after a pass from Michael Olise (19'). Harry Kane scored with a header before (45.+2) and after the break (47). The Englishman now has 55 goals to his name after 50 league appearances for Bayern this season. Kane had already scored three times in the 6-1 win at Kiel in September.

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Substitute Serge Gnabry made it 4-0 in spectacular style (54'), but Bayern briefly had to fear for their sixth league win in a row as the game drew to a close. A goal from Finn Porath (62') looked for a long time like a consolation goal for the promoted side, but the penultimate team in the table from Kiel surprisingly came close again with a brace from Steven Skrzybski (91', 93').

Honsak leaves BVB trembling
Dortmund remained unbeaten in their third and final competitive match under Mike Tullberg. Two wins and a draw for the interim coach, who bid farewell with an emotional celebration. Serhou Guirassy scored from a corner in Heidenheim (33'). Maximilian Beier put Dortmund 2-0 ahead (62') after an attack that Marcel Sabitzer had played a decisive role in driving forward.

Mathias Honsak ensured that BVB still had to tremble for the treble. The 28-year-old Viennese made his comeback from a muscle injury that had kept him out of action since the start of the year and scored shortly after coming on as a substitute after a somewhat fortunate pass from Frans Krätzig (64'). It was Honsak's fifth competitive goal of the season and his third in the league.

Borussia Mönchengladbach surprised in Stuttgart.

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Next setback for Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart suffered their next setback after being knocked out of the Champions League. The runners-up suffered their third defeat in a row at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach and are in danger of losing fourth place to RB Leipzig. Kevin Stöger played almost the entire game for Gladbach, with Stefan Lainer coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute. SC Freiburg won 1-0 in Bochum with Philipp Lienhart and Michael Gregoritsch, who came on as a substitute in stoppage time, while FC St. Pauli and FC Augsburg drew 1-1.