Bayern survive late Kiel fightback to go nine points clear

Bayern survive late Kiel fightback to go nine points clear

Bayern Munich stretched their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to nine points on Saturday with an extraordinary 4-3 victory over Holstein Kiel.

Bayern led 4-0 as Harry Kane scored twice, but Finn Porath replied for Kiel before Steven Skrzybski’s stoppage-time double threatened to steal an unlikely point.

The full-time whistle was met with relief around the Allianz Arena.

“None of us are happy that we won 4-3 here,” Jamal Musiala, scorer of Bayern’s first goal, told Sky Sport. “We have to have the mentality to work for 90 minutes and avoid conceding goals.”

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany was also irritated with the manner in which his team ended the game.

“It was a pretty complete game until the 80th minute. But we also played against a team that was fighting for every moment,” Kompany told reporters.

“I thought we started the second half really well, but in…
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