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02/14 13:52 CST Harry Kane hits 500 career goals as Bayern maintains 6-point Bundesliga lead Harry Kane hits 500 career goals as Bayern maintains 6-point Bundesliga lead By CIARAN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) --- Five hundred goals. England star Harry Kane scored twice for Bayern Munich on Saturday -- including his 100th successful penalty -- to take his career tally to 500 for club and country, according to stats provider Opta. Kane's brace helped Bayern maintain its six-point Bundesliga lead with a 3-0 win at relegation-threatened Werder Bremen. Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer went off at half time, reportedly as a precaution, with a minor calf problem. Jonas Urbig took his place for the second period. Kane had already scored his goals. The penalty came in the 22nd minute after Lennart Karl was brought down. The second came four minutes later with a crisp shot in off the post from outside the penalty area for his 26th league goal of the season. Leon Goretzka, making a rare start in his final season at Bayern, scored the third goal in the 70th. Bayern's win means the team is highly unlikely to be overtaken by Borussia Dortmund when the two rivals meet in two weeks. Dortmund, which defeated Mainz 4-0 for its sixth consecutive league win on Friday, next visits Leipzig while Bayern hosts Eintracht Frankfurt in the 23rd round, a week before "der Klassiker" in Dortmund.

Hoffenheim eyes Champions League Hoffenheim consolidated third place with a 3-0 win over Freiburg. Andrej Kramaric scored a contender for goal of the day when he lobbed the ball in from around 40 meters. But a VAR check found he was offside. Fisnik Asllani and Ozan Kabak were on target after the break for Hoffenheim before substitute Valentin Gendrey scored seconds after going on to the field in stoppage time.

Battle for fourth heats up Ermedin Demirovic scored twice and Deniz Undav got the third as Stuttgart moved into fourth spot, the last place for Champions League qualification, with a 3-1 win over Cologne. Bayer Leverkusen had earlier put the pressure on Stuttgart with a 4-0 win over lowly St. Pauli. Just three points separate Stuttgart (42), Leverkusen (39) and Leipzig (39) before Leipzig hosts Wolfsburg on Sunday. Also Saturday, Hamburger SV held on for a 3-2 win over Union Berlin and Eintracht Frankfurt enjoyed a 3-0 victory over visiting Borussia Mnchengladbach. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer