"There's been good conversations over this weekend and today as well," Kane told media on Monday, ahead of Bayern's UEFA Champions League metting with Atlético Madrid. "I know I keep saying we're close, but we are extremely close now. I'd say it's a matter of days."

Watch: Harry Kane provides contract talks update

Point to prove after Klassiker frustration

It’s hardly a surprise that Bayern's 2-2 draw with bitter rivals Borussia Dortmund for Matchday 8’s instalment of Der Klassiker was a bitter pill for the Bavarians to swallow.

Joshua Kimmich aptly summarised the feeling in the Bayern camp after the game’s conclusion, saying: “Today’s game didn’t need to end like that. Especially when you see the game in the second half, I don’t think a draw is justified. But that’s sometimes the case in football […] At the end of the day, we need to take the point, even though we obviously should’ve won.”

Historically, however, Bayern rarely allow setbacks of this kind to weigh on them – such are the high standards are instilled at the club – so expect a reaction when Bayern face an opponent of Atlético’s calibre, that so often bring out the Bavarians' sharpest, most disciplined football.

Watch: Bayern 2-2 Dortmund - Klassiker highlights

Stuttgart have enjoyed a strong start to the Champions League campaign, winning their opening two matches before picking up a point against Atlético Madrid last time out. Galatasaray, meanwhile, ended a two-game losing start to the league phase with a 4-2 victory at Lille on Matchday 3.

Victor Osimhen was on the scoresheet in that match, having come a long way since his beginnings at Wolfsburg. The Nigeria international made his first steps in professional football at the Volkswagen Arena in 2017, but ultimately failed to find the back of the net across 16 matches for the club in all competitions.

Home fortress

Leipzig have been virtually unstoppable at the Red Bull Arena, winning nine consecutive Bundesliga home matches – a club record. Their four league victories on home soil this season have produced a remarkable 18 goals without reply, while they also overcame PSV Eindhoven 1-0 in the Champions League.

Following the 4-0 victory over Elversberg on Matchday 7, managing director for sport Marcel Schäfer praised the team's composure and clinical edge in front of goal: "We couldn't find the gaps initially, but we worked our way into the game, stayed patient and then took our chances ruthlessly."

Eintracht Frankfurt's attacking midfielder made Bundesliga history on 1 November 2026, a day after turning 16, as a late substitute in a 3-1 win over Hamburg on Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 season.

Iličević had earned rave reviews for his performances for Frankfurt's U19 and UEFA Youth League teams the previous season. He instantly showed glimpses of his great potential with two efforts during his short cameo appearance against Hamburg.

Watch: Iličević becomes joint-youngest Bundesliga player

Daniel Heuer Fernandes
Club: Hamburg
Position: Goalkeeper
Points: 259

Felix Keidel
Club: Elversberg
Position: Defender
Points: 342

New Germany international Keidel curled in his second direct free-kick of the campaign – the most of any player in the division – to open Elversberg’s 4-1 win over Mainz. The nominal defender also got an indirect assist for the second goal and was directly involved in a game-leading six attempts to top the Fantasy points chart for Matchday 8.

Watch: Elversberg 4-1 Mainz - highlights

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Bayern Munich 2-2 Borussia Dortmund

Harry Kane missed a penalty and Fabio Silva struck a late equaliser for BVB in an absorbing Klassiker in Munich. 

Gnabry, meanwhile, injured a muscle at the back of his left thigh, forcing him to leave the field just two minutes after Saibari.

Watch: Bayern 2-2 Dortmund

Both Bayern and Borussia Dortmund were desperate to land the first blow in the race for the 2026/27 Bundesliga title, but the acute personal grief of a teammate and colleague - as Kimmich is at international level for several members of the Dortmund squad - was never far from people’s minds at the Allianz Arena.

Becoming Bayern's closest challengers with the fewest goals conceded last season was a testament to his work, but there is no doubt as to where the next step of their development lies - in putting in a more significant claim to the title in 2026/27. 

Watch: Determined Dortmund claim point at Bayern

The teenager is the exact same age (at 16 years and one day old) as Youssoufa Moukoko was when the former Borussia Dortmund starlet made his Bundesliga bow in November 2020.

Watch: Iličević becomes joint-youngest Bundesliga player

Malek, 21, also joined the Billy Goats in the summer of 2025, but has had to bide his time for a maiden senior appearance for the club. However, when his opportunity arrived against Union, he grasped it with both hands, scoring within minutes of coming on.

It was a proud moment for the family, with the siblings becoming the first pair of brothers at Cologne in 40 years; the last were Klaus and Thomas Allofs in the 1986/87 season.

Watch: Malek El Mala scores on Bundesliga debut against Union

Club: Bayern Munich
Position: Striker
Age: 33 (born 28 July 1993)
Games played: 8
Starts: 7

Last season:

For a third successive campaign, Kane topped the Bundesliga goalscoring charts with an astonishing 36 goals, the second time he has reached that tally in the German top flight. His 73 strikes for club and country is the second-best total in European football history after Lionel Messi, further underlining the enormity of his impact.

Last matchday:

After winning the Ballon d'Or, it was not Kane's best day at the office as he missed a penalty in Bayern's 2-2 Klassiker draw with Borussia Dortmund. Still, he managed an assist for Dayot Upamecano's goal, which put the Bavarians ahead for the second time in the match.

Watch: Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane honoured before Der Klassiker

Club: Eintracht Frankfurt
Position: Attacking midfielder
Age: 28 (born 16 June 1998)
Games played: 7
Starts: 7

Last season

Dōan registered 10 goal involvements across the season in Frankfurt, before featuring for his country at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Last matchday

After missing Eintracht's opening game of the season with a muscle injury, the right winger has played every game since. On Matchday 8, he played the entire game as Frankfurt defeated Hamburg 3-1.

Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Position: Midfield
Age: 24 (born May 28, 2002)
Games played: 7
Starts: 2

Last season:

A Bayern Munich academy graduate, Tillman scored six goals in 29 appearances over the course of his first Bundesliga season at Leverkusen, before representing his country at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Last matchday:

Tillman came off the bench with 15 minutes left to play of Leverkusen's 4-2 defeat to VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 8.

The Bundesliga became the first professional football league in the world to present a full live match on this scale within a virtual entertainment environment.

Using official real-time match data, the thrilling 2-2 draw on Matchday 8 between Bayern and Dortmund was recreated and visualised in a unique Playmobil-inspired world.

Every pass, sprint and goal from the real match was replicated live. Players and the ball appeared as Playmobil-style characters whose movements mirrored the action on the pitch in real time.

Additional features such as the Jet-Pack Camera, mini-games and other surprise elements created a completely new entertainment experience around the match.

Watch: Konrad Laimer's opening goal in Playmobil style

Frankfurt made four changes to the side that had beaten Hamburg in the DFB Cup days earlier, while the visitors also made alterations to their line-up. Young Niko Iličević was named among the substitutes for the hosts a day after turning 16.

Number in brackets indicates how many times that player has won the award this season.

Matchday 8

Elversberg 4-1 Mainz - Felix Keidel
Bayer Leverkusen 2-4 VfB Stuttgart - Ermedin Demirović
Augsburg 1-2 Freiburg - Igor Matanović
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0-0 Paderborn - Nahuel Noll
Werder Bremen 2-0 Hoffenheim - Niclas Füllkrug (5)
Schalke 0-2 RB Leipzig - Loris Karius (5)
Bayern Munich 2-2 Borussia Dortmund - Konrad Laimer
Union Berlin 1-1 Cologne - Malek El Mala
Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 Hamburg - Daniel Heuer Fernandes (3)

Matchday 7

VfB Stuttgart 2-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach - Wael Mohya
RB Leipzig 4-0 Elversberg - Antonio Nusa (3)
Augsburg 1-1 Union Berlin - Han-Noah Massengo
Mainz 2-3 Werder Bremen - Niclas Füllkrug (4)
Cologne 0-0 Schalke - Loris Karius (4)
Paderborn 1-0 Hamburg - Daniel Heuer Fernandes (2)
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt - Felix Nmecha
Hoffenheim 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen - Andrej Kramarić
Freiburg 1-3 Bayern Munich - Dayot Upamecano

Matchday 6

Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Cologne - Younes Ebnoutalib (2)
Union Berlin 0-0 Borussia Dortmund - Waldemar Anton
Hamburg 1-0 VfB Stuttgart - Daniel Heuer Fernandes
Werder Bremen 2-2 Paderborn - Niclas Füllkrug (3)
Schalke 0-1 Mainz - Loris Karius (3)
Elversberg 4-3 Augsburg - Lukas Petkov (2)
Bayern Munich 6-1 RB Leipzig - Luis Díaz
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Freiburg - Ibrahim Maza (2)
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2 Hoffenheim - Alexander Prass 

See who was in and who was out on Matchday 8...

Union made five changes to the side that were beaten 5-0 by Cologne in the DFB Cup in midweek, while René Wagner made just two alterations in contrast. Fresh from his brace in that encounter, Saïd. El Mala led the line, with brother Malek amongst the substitutes.

Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Borussia Dortmund
VfB Stuttgart vs. Dynamo Dresden
Bayer Leverkusen vs. RB Leipzig
Bayern Munich vs. Hertha Berlin
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Darmstadt
Kaiserslautern vs. Freiburg
Holstein Kiel vs. Cologne
Bochum vs. Augsburg

Second-round results

Tuesday 27 October

Bochum 0-2 Mainz
Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Werder Bremen
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 Karlsruhe
Cologne 5-0 Union Berlin
Elversberg 0-2 Darmstadt
Hamburg 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
Rot-Weiss Essen 1-2 RB Leipzig
Sonnenhof Großaspach 2-4 Augsburg

Wednesday 28 October

Freiburg 3-2 Wolfsburg
Dynamo Dresen 2-0 Schalke
Paderborn 0-1 VfB Stuttgart
Jeddeloh II 0-2 Hertha Berlin
Holstein Kiel 1-1 Hoffenheim (aet, Kiel win 4-3 on pens)
Hannover 0-2 Kaiserslautern
Bayer Leverkusen 5-2 Nuremberg
Bayern Munich 6-1 Magdeburg 

Hertha became the first team to score at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion this season as they emphatically beat in-form Kaiserslautern to cement their place at the top of the table. The visitors took the lead in the first half when Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson collected Paul Seguin’s pass before squaring for Sebastian Grønning to slot home from close range. Grønning made it 2-0 from a similar position seven minutes after half-time, stroking Mads Pedersen’s low delivery into the corner to effectively end the game as a contest. Oluwaseun Victor Adewumi put the icing on the cake on the hour mark, heading home another Pederson cross as the Berliners make it nine wins from 10.