Harry Kane avoids unwanted record to get Bayern Munich title bid back on track despite penalty chaos

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Harry Kane showed he's not only an expert at scoring goals, but could well have a future as a VAR official.

The Bayern Munich striker broke Augsburg's resolve in their Bundesliga clash, but he was the only player sure he'd done so in the 3-2 win.

Kane reeled off in celebration when VAR proved him right

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Kane reeled off in celebration when VAR proved him rightCredit: Getty

The home side had just cut Bayern's lead to a single goal by making it 2-1, but along came Kane to tap in.

However, the England captain was in an offside position when the ball hit the net, seemingly making the assistant referee's decision an easy one.

Not even Jamal Musiala seemed to realise the assist wasn't his, with Kane pleading with the referee, only for replays to show that Musiala was in fact tackled, and the ball came off a defender.

After a short trip to the VAR screen, the decision was overturned, and Kane was delighted.

The former Tottenham man had been kept off the scoresheet in his last two Bundesliga games, and a third would have been a new record for his short time in Germany.

His 23rd goal also gave Bayern the breathing space to close the gap to leaders Bayer Leverkusen to a single point before they take on Borussia Monchengladbach later in the day.

Sadly for a struggling Bayern, it was far from that simple.

With Bayern heading for three points at 3-1, Manuel Neuer came out to punch a ball clear and instead connected with a player's head to give away a clear penalty.

He then made things easy, saving from Sven Michel in the 88th minute, but it wasn't long before Thomas Tuchel's side again showed how much they are struggling.

Thomas Muller gave away another spot-kick with the clumsiest of tackles, and despite Ermedin Demirovic adding his second of the match from 12-yards, Bayern held on for a nervy 3-2 win.

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