Kane and Bayern effectively end Dortmund's season in cracking Klassiker | Andy Brassell

"Joshua Kimmich's beautifully taken late winner, snuffing out a late Borussia Dortmund comeback, gave Bayern Munich a 3-2 victory in an oscillating thriller and extended their lead at the top to 11 points, with 10 games to go."

"Dortmund dropping points at Leipzig in the last round of league games, extending a six-point Bayern lead at the top to eight, largely did away with the feeling that this was about contesting top spot."

"Vincent Kompany has said on more than one occasion and will continue to say, despite Der Klassiker delivering the decisive blow in what was never really a Bundesliga title race on the final day of February, that prizes are awarded at the end of a season, not in February."

Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in Der Klassiker on the final day of February, with Joshua Kimmich scoring a late winner to secure victory. The result extended Bayern's lead to 11 points with 10 games remaining, effectively deciding the Bundesliga title race despite Vincent Kompany's insistence that prizes are awarded at season's end. Dortmund's earlier loss to Leipzig had already extended Bayern's advantage to eight points before this match. While the encounter provided entertaining football and electrified the home crowd, the genuine competitive jeopardy had largely been removed beforehand. Bayern recovered from being a goal down at half-time to Nico Schlotterbeck's header to ultimately dominate the oscillating thriller.

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