The streak is over. Harry Kane stepped up to the penalty spot at 0-0 against Wolfsburg on Saturday, after Michael Olise was fouled by defender Konstantinos Koulierakis, and sent his shot wide of the right post. It was the first penalty miss of his Bayern career in the Bundesliga, and after 24 consecutive conversions, the timing felt less like misfortune than inevitability.
Bayern still claimed a 1-0 win thanks to Olise's curling goal off the underside of the crossbar in the second half, while Wolfsburg's Mattias Svanberg rattled the bar in the 89th minute with only the goalkeeper to beat. The result kept Bayern comfortably ahead in the title race, but it did little for Wolfsburg's survival hopes.
The matchup already has enough history; the job is to keep the reading list shorter than the tension.
Wolfsburg's precarious position
The club remains 16th and in relegation danger, now two points above St. Pauli with one game to play. American midfielder Kevin Paredes and Algerian striker Mohamed Amoura were absent from the squad for what Wolfsburg called "disciplinary reasons," adding an unexpected layer of internal turbulence to a season that already has enough external pressure.
The final fixture will send Wolfsburg to St. Pauli's ground next Saturday. A loss means immediate relegation. A draw would be enough to survive. St. Pauli must win. Last-placed Heidenheim, meanwhile, has two games in hand and could still overtake either club—but only if it avoids defeat against Cologne on Sunday.
Leipzig seals Champions League return
Leipzig secured third place with a 2-1 win over struggling St. Pauli, who remain 17th and now have nine straight games without a win. Xaver Schlager bundled in a loose ball from a corner just before halftime, and Willi Orban doubled the lead shortly after the break. St. Pauli pulled one back late through Abdoulie Ceesay, but it was too little, too late.
It's a marked turnaround for Leipzig after finishing seventh last season—their worst top-flight result in years—and losing seven of eight Champions League group games. A return to the competition they struggled in suggests the club has already moved on from that embarrassment.
Stuttgart on the brink
Deniz Undav's 19th league goal sealed a 3-1 comeback win for Stuttgart over Bayer Leverkusen, putting the home side in firm control of the fourth Champions League spot. Leverkusen had taken an early lead through Aleix Garcia, but Stuttgart equalized within minutes and never looked back.
Undav, the league's second-highest scorer behind Kane, added a third off Jamie Leweling's cross to cap a convincing afternoon. Hoffenheim stays level on points in fifth after beating Werder Bremen 1-0, while Bremen's Yukinari Sugawara received a fifth-minute red card for a reckless challenge—leaving his side to play the rest of the match a man down.
A 3-1 win for Augsburg over Borussia Mönchengladbach boosted Conference League hopes, with an American midfielder scoring his first club goal since January 2025 in the second minute of stoppage time.