Bayern Munich Ends Bundesliga Season with Rout, Kane Becomes Top Scorer
In the final round of the Bundesliga, champions Bayern Munich crushed Cologne 5-1. Harry Kane scored a hat-trick, taking his tally to 36 goals and becoming the top scorer of the 2025/26 season.
Main Event
On May 17, 2026, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich played their final match of the 2025/26 season, thrashing Cologne 5-1. The Matchday 34 encounter turned into a showcase for Harry Kane — the 32-year-old English forward scored a hat-trick, bringing his league tally to 36 goals and winning the Torjägerkanone (top scorer award) for the third consecutive time.
The Munich side finished top with 89 points, while Cologne ended the season in 14th place with 32 points. The victory was a symbolic end to a championship in which Bayern secured the title four rounds before the finish and set a scoring record — 122 goals in a season, breaking a decades-old league record.
Details and Statistics
The goal fest began as early as the 10th minute when Harry Kane put the hosts ahead, and just three minutes later he doubled the lead to make it 2-0. However, Cologne managed an unexpected response — in the 18th minute, visiting striker Said El-Mala pulled one back. The suspense did not last long: in the 22nd minute, Bayern midfielder Tom Bischof restored the comfortable margin, scoring the third goal for Munich. The teams went into halftime with a 3-1 scoreline.
In the second half, Bayern continued to dominate. In the 69th minute, Kane completed his hat-trick, making the score 5-1. The final point was put on the match in the 83rd minute by home striker Nicolas Jackson, setting the final score at 5-1.
Harry Kane's statistical achievements in the concluded season are impressive:
- 36 goals in 31 Bundesliga matches — the best among all players in Europe's top five leagues in the 2025/26 season;
- 58 goals in 50 club matches across all competitions;
- 143 goals in 146 matches for Bayern since his transfer from Tottenham in 2023;
- 97 goals in 94 Bundesliga matches — the fastest to reach this mark in league history (previous record held by Dieter Müller — 95 goals in 123 matches);
- 11 hat-tricks in the Bundesliga in 94 games — the fastest rate in tournament history (Gerd Müller needed 183 matches for his 11th hat-trick);
- A goal every 66 minutes on average in the German championship.
Kane's closest challenger in the scoring race was Stuttgart forward Deniz Undav with 19 goals — a 17-goal gap that speaks volumes about the Englishman's dominance. Bayer Leverkusen's Patrik Schick and Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy finished with 17 and 16 goals respectively.
Context and Significance
Harry Kane became the first player in Bundesliga history to win the top scorer award in each of his first three seasons in the German league. Previously, the only player to win the Torjägerkanone three times in a row was legendary Polish striker Robert Lewandowski.
Kane's achievement is not limited to the domestic league. 58 goals in all competitions in a season is the best for a player from a top-five European league club since the 2019/20 season, when Lewandowski himself scored 55 goals. The Englishman surpassed the Pole's record and firmly established himself as the most prolific player in the German top flight of the current decade.
In February 2026, Kane also surpassed the 500-goal mark in his senior career for club and country. The striker also has 5 goals in 5 World Cup 2026 qualifiers for England — totaling 70 goal involvements in the season.
Recognition was not limited to Kane. His teammate Michael Olise was named Bundesliga Player of the Season. The winger contributed 15 goals and 19 assists, forming alongside Kane and Luis Díaz (15 goals, 13 assists) one of the most lethal attacking trios in European football.
What's Next / Next Match Preview
The season is not over for Bayern Munich. Next Saturday, May 24, 2026, the Munich side will play in the DFB-Pokal final against Stuttgart. The match will take place at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. For Kane, this is an opportunity to add to his impressive goal tally in the competition — he currently has 7 goals in 5 cup matches this season.
Additionally, Bayern continue their Champions League campaign. According to Opta's supercomputer, the Munich club has a 33.3% chance of winning the top European competition, trailing only London's Arsenal (38.6%). The Champions League final will take place on May 30 at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium in Budapest.
Kane approaches the decisive matches in peak form. His scoring rate in the current Champions League campaign stands at 14 goals in 13 matches, making the Englishman the main weapon for Munich in their quest for a treble — a rare achievement that Bayern could secure if they win the remaining two tournaments.
— Editorial Team
