Bayern Munich secured a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg on Saturday, but the headlines belonged toHarry Kane, whose remarkable penalty streak came to an end.
Kane's Penalty Streak Ends
Kane stepped up to the penalty spot at 0-0 against Wolfsburg after teammate Michael Olisewas fouled by defender Konstantinos Koulierakis.
The striker appeared to slip slightly as he approached the ball, sending his shot wide of theright-hand post. It marked his first missed penalty in the Bundesliga.
Bayern's Narrow Victory
Bayern still claimed all three points thanks to a stunning curling goal from Olise in the 89thminute, while Wolfsburg's Mattias Svanberg struck the crossbar in the dying moments.
The win leaves Bayern in second place behind leaders Bayern, with just one game remainingin the regular season.
Kane's Overall Penalty Record
Kane hadn't missed a penalty in the Bundesliga since joining Bayern in 2023, converting 10of his 24 attempts this season alone.
Across all competitions, Kane has failed to convert three penalties this season:
- A penalty saved by Wehen Wiesbaden's Florian Stritzel in the German Cup
- Hit the crossbar against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League
- Saturday's miss against Wolfsburg
Relegation Battle
Wolfsburg remained 16th and in grave danger of relegation, sitting just one point above thebottom two.
American midfielder Kevin Paredes and Algerian striker Mohamed Amoura were omitted fromthe squad for "disciplinary reasons," according to Wolfsburg.
The bottom three teams—Wolfsburg, St. Pauli and Heidenheim—will compete to avoid finishing17th or 18th, which would trigger automatic relegation.
To finish 16th and secure a promotion-relegation playoff against a second-division side remainstheir only path to survival.
Upcoming Final Fixtures
- Wolfsburg visits 17th-placed St. Pauli next Saturday
- Wolfsburg will be relegated with a lose but could survive with adraw
- St. Pauli must win to have any chance
- Heidenheim has two games remaining and faces Cologne onSunday
Leipzig Secures Champions League Spot
Leipzig guaranteed a return to the Champions League with a hard-fought 2-1 win overSt. Pauli, securing third place in the Bundesliga.
Xaver Schlager bundled in a loose ball just before halftime, and Willi Orban doubled thelead shortly after the break.
Abdoulie Ceesay pulled one back for St. Pauli in the 86th minute, but Leipzig held on forvictory.
This marks a significant improvement for Leipzig after finishing seventh last season—theirworst top-flight campaign.
Stuttgart Near Champions League Qualification
Stuttgart moved to the brink of Champions League qualification with a 3-1 comeback winover Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen opened scoring through Aleix Garcia after just 34 seconds, but ErmedinDemirovic equalized five minutes later.
Demirovic won a penalty that Maximilian Mittelstädt converted to give Stuttgart the leadjust before halftime.
Deniz Undav, the league's second-highest scorer after Kane, added a third to seal the victoryand cement fourth place in the standings.
Other Results
- Hoffenheim 1-0 Werder Bremen – moved to fifth on goal difference
- Bazoumana Toure scored the winner after Bremen's Yukinari Sugawara received ared card in the 5th minute
- Augsburg 3-1 Borussia Moenchengladbach – Augsburg now ninth, boostingConference League hopes