Kane sets league best as Bayern beat Darmstadt
Harry Kane set a new personal best of 31 league goals in a season as Bayern Munich beat Darmstadt to close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen to seven points.
Darmstadt took the lead through Tim Skarke before Jamal Musiala levelled.
Kane's diving header put Bayern in front and Musiala dribbled past the Darmstadt defence for his second.
Substitute Serge Gnabry and Mathys Tel made it five for Bayern with Oscar Vilhelmsson scoring Darmstadt's second.
Despite being bottom of the table, Darmstadt gave Bayern a few scares in the first half but tired in the second period as Bayern exerted their control.
There was one moment of concern for England captain Kane in the second half when he appeared to injure his ankle colliding with a goalpost.
Kane was substituted after the incident in the 82nd minute and Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel was unsure how serious it was.
"He slipped and fell into the net and twisted his ankle," said Tuchel. "He's cooling it down with ice and we don't have a diagnosis yet.
"When Harry goes off it's never a good sign because Harry never goes off when there's still goals to score."
Records continue to tumble for KaneHarry Kane has been involved in 40 Bundesliga goals in just 26 games (31 goals and nine assists)Kane had previously scored 30 goals in two Premier League seasons while at Tottenham Hotspur.
He has also set a new record for the most goals in a Bundesliga debut campaign, overtaking the previous record set by Uwe Seeler (30) for Hamburg in 1963-64 - which was the first season of the Bundesliga.
He will return to England for the Champions League quarter-finals next month when Bayern face his old foes Arsenal - he has scored 14 goals against the Gunners in 19 appearances.
The first leg takes place at Emirates Stadium on 9 April with the return leg a week later on 17 April.
Formation 4-4-2
1Schuhen20Müller14KlarerSubstituted forZimmermannat 50'minutes3Isherwood32HollandSubstituted forKaricat 71'minutes17Justvan11Kempe28FranjicBooked at 67minsSubstituted forGjasulaat 79'minutes18HonsakSubstituted forSeydelat 71'minutes29Vilhelmsson27SkarkeSubstituted forPolterat 79'minutesSubstitutes4Zimmermann16Müller19Karic22Seydel23Gjasula25Holtmann30Brunst40Polter42TorsielloFormation 4-2-3-1
1Neuer6Kimmich4de Ligt15Dier22GuerreiroSubstituted forDaviesat 71'minutes45PavlovicSubstituted forLaimerat 58'minutes8Goretzka10SanéSubstituted forTelat 70'minutes25MüllerSubstituted forGnabryat 71'minutes42Musiala9KaneSubstituted forChoupo-Motingat 82'minutesSubstitutes2Upamecano3Kim Min-jae7Gnabry13Choupo-Moting19Davies23Boey26Ulreich27Laimer39TelReferee:Tobias Reichel
Attendance:17,810
Match ends, Darmstadt 2, FC Bayern München 5.
Second Half ends, Darmstadt 2, FC Bayern München 5.
Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Darmstadt).
Goal! Darmstadt 2, FC Bayern München 5. Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Polter with a cross.
Goal! Darmstadt 1, FC Bayern München 5. Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jannik Müller (Darmstadt).
Sebastian Polter (Darmstadt) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Aaron Seydel.
Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
Foul by Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München).
Jannik Müller (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München).
Sebastian Polter (Darmstadt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich following a corner.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Oscar Vilhelmsson.
Attempt blocked. Mathys Tel (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alphonso Davies.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Klaus Gjasula.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Eric Choupo-Moting replaces Harry Kane because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Oscar Vilhelmsson (Darmstadt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Justvan.
