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Harry Kane's Bundesliga trophy hopes suffer further blow as Xabi Alonso's ruthless Bayer Leverkusen win yet again to equal Bayern Munich record

Bayer Leverkusen continued their stunning form in the Bundesliga with a 2-1 win over Heidenheim. Goals from Jeremie Frimpong and Amine Adli secured all three points for Xavi Alonso's side and maintained their unbeaten record in the league this season. The win also moves Leverkusen eight points clear of Bayern ahead of their trip to Bochum on Sunday.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Kane moved to Bayern in the summer in search of tophies after failing to land a title in over a decade in north London with Tottenham. Bayern looked a safe bet, having won the Bundesliga title for the last 11 seasons, but are finding it tough going in the current campaign despite <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-kw/lists/breath-of-fresh-air-harry-kane-hailed-blessing-bayern-24-goals-team-not-playing-well/bltb7b0a7b5913c478b" target="_blank">Kane's goalscoring exploits</a>. Leverkusen lead the way in the German top flight, while <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/harry-kane-slander-italy-bayern-munich-forward-champions-league-lazio/blt5ead2f67f8126529" target="_blank">Bayern are also 1-0 down after the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie</a> with Lazio.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Leverkusen's win means they are unbeaten in their last 32 consecutive competitive matches, equalling the record by a Bundesliga team that had previously only been achieved by Bayern Munich from 2019 to 2020 under Hansi Flick.

DID YOU KNOW?

The Bavarian giants will aim to cut the gap to five points on Sunday when they head to Bochum. Bayern thrashed Sunday's opponents 7-0 in their last meeting, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/harry-kane-bundesliga-bayern-munich-striker-goalscoring/bltd0d2a7647ce8ede8" target="_blank">Kane taking home the match ball</a> after bagging a hat-trick.

WHAT NEXT FOR BAYERN AND KANE

Harry Kane's Bundesliga trophy hopes suffer further blow as Xabi Alonso's ruthless Bayer Leverkusen win yet again to equal Bayern Munich record | Goal.com English Saudi Arabia

Harry Kane&apos;s hopes of winning the Bundesliga title suffered another blow on Saturday as Bayer Leverkusen moved eight points clear at the top.

Harry Kane&apos;s Bundesliga trophy hopes suffer further blow as Xabi Alonso&apos;s ruthless Bayer Leverkusen win yet again to equal Bayern Munich record