Bayern Munich seal Bundesliga title as Harry Kane hits 56th goal of the season

Bayern Munich maintained their domination of German football by sealing their 13th Bundesliga title in 14 years with a 4-1 win against Stuttgart at Allianz Arena.

Harry Kane, introduced as a half-time substitute, stepped off the bench to score his 56th goal of the season for club and country after Raphael Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson and Alphonso Davies had cancelled out Chris Fuhrich’s opener for the visitors.

Chema Andres grabbed a late second for the visitors, but it was immaterial as Bayern maintained their domination of German football by successfully defending their title to secure a 13th Bundesliga crown in the last 14 years.

Kane had notched his 55th goal in 47 appearances in all competitions for Bayern and England in Wednesday’s last-eight Champions League win against Real Madrid and on Sunday made it 56 by notching his 32nd Bundesliga goal in 27 appearances so far this season.

Head coach Vincent Kompany quickly turned his attention to the Treble as Bayern play Bayer Leverkusen in the last four of the German Cup on Wednesday before facing holders Paris St Germain in the Champions League semi-finals later this month.

Kompany, who has now won the Bavarian club’s 34th and 35th Bundesliga crowns, told a press conference: “The numbers are great, but it’s not over yet.

“We keep going. It’s also a question of mentality. We always give our all, whether in pre-season or for a competitive fixture and I don’t want to stop yet.

“We’ve got crucial weeks to come. We’re excited, but also know how tough it’ll be. Our belief is there, and that’s very valuable in football.”

Freiburg kept alive their outside chances of a top-six finish by following up Thursday’s impressive Europa League win in Spain against Celta Vigo by beating bottom club Heidenheim 2-1 at home.

Johan Manzambi’s first-half opener for Freiburg was cancelled out by Budu Zivzivadze early in the second period, but Maximilian Eggestein fired the home side’s late winner.

An eighth defeat in their last 12 league games nudges Heidenheim closer to the drop as they trail St Pauli, who occupy the relegation play-off spot, by seven points with four games remaining.

Nadiem Amiri’s stoppage-time penalty snatched Mainz a point in a 1-1 draw at mid-table rivals Borussia Monchengladbach.

Paris St Germain’s bid for a fifth straight Ligue 1 title suffered a setback as they slipped to a 2-1 home defeat to Lyon.

Luis Enrique’s side, who trailed to goals from Endrick and Afonso Moreira inside 18 minutes, saw Goncalo Ramos’ first-half penalty saved and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s stoppage-time effort was too little too late.

PSG hold a slender one-point lead over closest challengers Lens, who beat Toulouse 3-2 on Friday, but have a game in hand, while Lyon climbed into the third Champions League slot.

Rennes boosted their hopes of Champions League qualification with a 3-0 win at Strasbourg, while Monaco’s top-six hopes were dented after a 2-2 home draw against Auxerre.

In Serie A, AC Milan won 1-0 at Hellas Verona to climb back to within eight points of leaders Inter Milan, who beat Cagliari 3-0 at home on Friday.

Adrien Rabiot struck the only goal to lift Milan back into second place above Napoli on goal difference with five games remaining.

Juventus tightened their grip on the final Champions League spot by extending their unbeaten league run to seven matches with a 2-0 home victory over Bologna.