Bayern will host RB Leipzig in the marquee clash of Bundesliga’s 15th round tonight, with a strong chance that star striker Harry Kane could feature in the match. The English international suffered a minor thigh muscle tear during the 1-1 draw against Borussia Dortmund on November 30 but has been training with the team in recent days. Whether he will play depends solely on the decision of coach Vincent Kompany. Bayern has clearly struggled without Kane. The Bavarian giants have felt his absence deeply, as evident in their 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup and their 2-1 loss to Mainz last weekend.The two top goalscorers in the Bundesliga in 2024 play for Bayern and RB Leipzig. Harry Kane has scored 29 times in this calendar year, followed by Loïs Openda in second place with 19 goals. #FCBRBL pic.twitter.com/DnVS74D1mK— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) December 20, 2024 Without Kane on the field, Bayern lacks a true “number nine.” Jamal Musiala has not been performing at the expected level, and he is not the classic striker anyway and Kompany seems hesitant to fully trust young Mathys Tel, often deploying the French talent on the wing rather than in Kane’s position. Adding to the team’s challenges, Leroy Sané is still out of form. Against a strong Leipzig team (currently fouth in the league), Kompany will have to take Kane‘s involment from the first minute into consideration. And while he was away, he was not only in the gym and at the therapies. The England captain also carried out his duties as Bayern player, and one of them was to visit the club‘s various fan clubs and talk to the supporters.Son Heung-min was a serious problem before he came to the Premier League 🔥🔵 Hamburg🔴 Leverkusen🇩🇪 165 games⚽️ 49 goals🅰️ 14 assists📺 The Bundesliga returns live to BT Sport from Saturday 16th May pic.twitter.com/6JmOgKk8xA— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 11, 2020 While visiting the Mietraching fan club in Bad Aibling in Upper Bavaria he participated in Q&A with the supporters. One interesting question popped up, and that was: who would he like to bring to Bayern from Tottenham?”I don’t think the Tottenham fans would be too happy with the answer, but I would choose Sonny. My relationship with Sonny is great. We had a great partnership at Tottenham and we became good friends off the pitch too. I think we would do pretty well together in the Bundesliga” said Kane very honestly.Mighty Bayern is defeated at last – in Mainz!And in fact, it‘s quite a logical answer. The pair created a fearsome partnership in North London and are currently at the top of the all-time list of combined goals and assist in the Premier League with 47. Second on the list are Chelsea duo Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard with 36. If Bayern‘s sporting director Max Eberl ever decides to think about this interesting Kane thought, he would‘t have to worry about Son‘s adaptation to German football. The South Korean forward played in Germany for Hamburger SV from 2008 to 2013 and for Bayer Leverkusen from 2013 to 2015.BUNDESLIGA MATCHDAY 15Friday22:30: (1.33) Bayern (6.00) RB Leipzig (9.00)Saturday17:30: (1.85) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.60) Mainz (4.30)17:30: (2.40) Hoffenheim (3.70) M’ gladbach (2.95)17:30: (3.05) Holstein Kiel (3.50) Augsburg (2.45)17:30: (1.48) Stuttgart (4.60) St.Pauli (6.50)17:30: (2.15) Werder (3.60) Union Berlin (3.50)Sunday 20:30: (1.40) Leverkusen (4.70) Freiburg (8.00)17:30: (2.40) Bochum (3.50) Heidenheim (3.10)19:30: (3.15) Wolfsburg (3.75) Dortmund (2.25)***odds are subject to change***
