Harry Kane's remarkable penalty conversion streak in the Bundesliga has ended at 24 as the Bayern Munich striker missed a spot kick for the first time on Saturday.
Kane stepped up to the penalty spot at 0-0 against Wolfsburg after teammate Michael Olise was fouled by defender Konstantinos Koulierakis. Kane seemed to slip slightly as he approached the ball and his shot went wide of the right-hand post.
Bayern still won 1-0 thanks to a spectacular curling goal off the underside of the crossbar by Olise, while Wolfsburg's Mattias Svanberg hit the bar in the 89th minute.
Kane hadn't missed a penalty in the Bundesliga since joining Bayern in 2023, with 10 of his 24 scored this season alone. Across all competitions, Kane has failed to convert three penalties this season.
Leipzig Secures Champions League Return
Leipzig survived a late scare to secure a Champions League return for next season with a 2-1 win over St. Pauli, cementing third place in the Bundesliga.
Leipzig led 2-0 with both goals from corners—Xaver Schlager bundled in a loose ball just before halftime and Willi Orban headed in shortly after the break.
Relegation-threatened St. Pauli pulled one back through Abdoulie Ceesay's 86th-minute goal. It's a much improved season for Leipzig after placing seventh last year—their worst top-flight finish.
Stuttgart Nears Champions League Spot
Deniz Undav's 19th league goal capped a 3-1 comeback win for Stuttgart over Bayer Leverkusen, leaving Stuttgart in the fourth Champions League spot.
Leverkusen stunned with Aleix Garcia's goal 34 seconds into the game, but Ermedin Demirovic leveled for Stuttgart in the fifth minute and won a penalty that Maximilian Mittelstädt converted to take the lead just before halftime.
Undav added a third off Jamie Leweling's cross. Leverkusen sits sixth with only a slim chance of a Champions League spot.
Other Results
Hoffenheim moved level on points with Stuttgart in fifth after a 1-0 win over Werder Bremen, made easier by a fifth-minute red card for Bremen's Yukinari Sugawara. Bazoumana Toure scored the only goal from a quickly taken corner.
Augsburg boost its Conference League hopes with a 3-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Relegation Battle
Wolfsburg stayed 16th and in danger of relegation after the loss to Bayern. The club finished outside the top division in 1997. American midfielder Kevin Paredes and Algerian striker Mohamed Amoura were "not in the squad for disciplinary reasons."
The bottom three—Wolfsburg, St. Pauli and Heidenheim—are battling to avoid the bottom two spots. Wolfsburg visits 17th-placed St. Pauli next Saturday. A loss means relegation; a draw could save Wolfsburg.
Last-placed Heidenheim has two games to play and could overhaul both Wolfsburg and St. Pauli but needs to avoid defeat against Cologne first.