Kane’s $100m ‘horror movie’ as German football giants consigned to staggering 12-year fate

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel said winning this year’s Bundesliga title was “not so realistic right now” after a loss on Sunday which left Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen eight points clear.

The 3-2 defeat at lowly Bochum was Bayern’s third reverse in a row, after a 3-0 thumping by Alonso’s league leaders and a 1-0 loss at Lazio in the Champions League.

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The German champions have not lost three matches in a row since 2015, a run which included semi-final defeats to Barcelona in the Champions League and Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup.

Bayern also have not lost the Bundesliga since the 2011/12 campaign, which the Jurgen Klopp-managed Borussia Dortmund won.

Tuchel’s side were 1-0 up after Jamal Musiala’s opener, but ended up 3-1 down with 10 minutes remaining, Dayot Upamecano giving away a penalty and picking up a second yellow, having also seen red at Lazio when giving away a spot kick.

A late Harry Kane goal gave Bayern hope but Tuchel said “everything that could go wrong did go wrong” for his side.

Tuchel said his side would continue to fight to close the eight-point gap with Leverkusen with 12 games remaining.

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“Last season we believed right until the end and it worked out, so we will do that again.”

In the previous campaign, Dortmund were two points clear heading into the final round but drew 2-2 at lowly Mainz, allowing Bayern to claim