The Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich conceded three goals in the second half but beat Holstein Kiel 4-3 on Saturday, with the striker Harry Kane scoring twice to set a league record for most goals after 50 games.

Bayern eased off in the second half and let in three goals in the last 28 minutes in a shaky second-half performance, but held on for the win that opened a nine-point lead at the top.

Kane, the England captain, headed in either side of the break to take his league tally since joining Bayern in 2023 to 55 goals. “His quality is just unusual,” Bayern’s head coach, Vincent Kompany, said. “But it is also his mentality. How calm he remains, how hard he works if sometimes he does not score for a game … it is impressive.”

Kompany was unhappy with Bayern’s finish to the game. “The last 10 minutes is something we need to review with the players,” he said. “You can sometimes concede a goal but if you concede momentum you give the other team a chance and that is what happened.”

Jamal Musiala put Bayern, who face Celtic in the Champions League playoff in February, in the driving seat in the 19th minute after the visitors had missed a golden early chance through Phil Harres. Bayern’s fourth goal in the 54th was the most spectacular with Serge Gnabry controlling the ball in the box and volleying in. Finn Porath pulled a goal back in the 62nd. With the hosts easing off even more late in the game Kiel added two more goals in stoppage time through Steven Skrzybski.

The champions, Bayer Leverkusen, who are second, host Hoffenheim on Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund secured a nervous 2-1 victory over Heidenheim in the interim coach Mike Tullberg’s last game in charge, securing their first win in five league games. Niko Kovac will take over on Sunday at Dortmund, who went ahead in the 33rd minute with their top scorer Serhou Guirassy given far too much space in the box, allowing the Guinea international to tap in from close range for his ninth league goal. Maximilian Beier slid in to connect with a Ramy Bensebaini cutback after 63 minutes but the hosts pulled a goal back a minute later.