European football: Harry Kane breaks goalscoring record but suffers injury

England captain nets in Darmstadt rout before limping offVinícius Júnior scores two as Real Madrid stay on course for title

Harry Kane bagged a record-breaking 31st league goal and Jamal Musiala scored twice in Bayern Munich’s 5-2 demolition of Darmstadt that moved the champions to within seven points of the Bundesliga leaders, Bayer Leverkusen.

Kane put Bayern, who face Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals next month, 2-1 up in first-half stoppage time to take his tally to 31, more than any player has scored in their first Bundesliga season. It is also a personal league best for the England captain – the Bundesliga’s most expensive transfer at 100 million euros – but the gloss was partly taken off the achievement when he limped off injured after sliding into a post late in the game and twisting an ankle.

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