England captain Harry Kane scored again as Bayern Munich moved to the top of the German Bundesliga with victory over Cologne.

Kane's goal was his 18th in 12 league games, making him the first English player to score 18 goals in a Bundesliga season. He scored from close range in the 20th minute after Eric Maxime Choupo-Moting's shot was cleared on the line. With this win , Bayern now lead by one point over Bayer Leverkusen, who played on Saturday. Leverkusen, the only unbeaten team in Germany's top flight, will regain top spot with a win against Werder Bremen. What happened between Cologne and Bayern Munich Kane Bayern leads the Golden Shoe , but the match against Cologne will be the first match against Cologne since Jamal Musiala scored the winning goal in the final minute to defeat Borussia Dortmund and win the title. It was their first match against Cologne since their 2-1 defeat. Dortmund could have won their first championship since the 2011-12 season had they defeated Mainz, but they ended up drawing 2-2. Since then, Bayern have signed Kane from Tottenham for £86.4 million as they bid to win their 12th straight Bundesliga title. Kane was at the center of Bayern's best move against Cologne and his pass almost put his team ahead after finding Leroy Sane, but the former Manchester City forward sent the ball past home goalkeeper Marvin Schwabe. He was unable to lift the ball. However, Bayern did not have to wait long to take the lead. Sane played it to Choupo-Moting, who cut inside and fired a shot off the line by Julien Chabot, whose rebound was tapped in by Kane. The 30-year-old not only became the top English player to score in a single season in the Bundesliga, he also became the first player in the league's history to score 18 goals after the opening 12 matches. England's top scorer has scored 22 goals in 17 appearances for Thomas Tuchel's side. Choupo- Moting, Sane and Kingsley Coman missed chances to double Bayern's advantage. Davey Zelke had a valuable chance for Cologne, who had fallen to the bottom of the table, but could not beat Manuel Neuer with a header at the back post. Coman hit the crossbar in the second half, but the hosts posed little attacking threat after that as Bayern sealed victory. Most goals in a single Bundesliga season by an English player 18 - Harry Kane (Bayern Munich, 2023-24) 17 - Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund, 2019-20) and Kevin Keegan (Hamburg, 1978-79) 15 - Tony Woodcock (Cologne, 1981-82)