Bayern Munich almost squanders 4-goal lead before going 9 points clear in the Bundesliga

BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane scored twice and Bayern Munich almost squandered a four-goal lead against promoted Holsten Kiel before holding on for a 4-3 victory in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Kiel threatened a remarkable comeback when Steven Skrzybski scored twice in stoppage time after Finn Porath pulled one back for the visitors.

Kane took his league-leading tally to 19 by scoring either side of the break after Jamal Musiala claimed the opener in the 19th minute, set up by Michael Olise.

Bayern was headed for a comfortable win when substitute Serge Gnabry controlled the ball with his right boot then smashed in a volley with his left in the 54th. But then Porath scored and Skrzybski’s late goals meant the home team had to suffer.

“We'll have to analyze the last 10 minutes with the team. Kiel never gave up and always believed in themselves,” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said.

Defending champion Bayer Leverkusen will look to stay six points behind Bayern when it hosts Hoffenheim on Sunday.

Kiel remained second from bottom after 20 rounds.

French forward Mathys Tel was not included in Bayern’s squad amid speculation over a loan move to Manchester United.

Serhou Guirassy and Maximilian Beier scored for Borussia Dortmund to beat Heidenheim 2-1 for its first league win since December in interim coach Mike Tullberg’s last game in charge.

Tullberg, who oversaw two wins and a draw since taking over from the fired Nuri Sahin, celebrated by pumping his arms in front of the appreciative traveling support.

“It's not about me, it's always about the club,” Tullberg said. “I was given a clear order from the club to bring in energy and manage the turnaround. We've done that.”

Former Bayern and Eintracht Frankfurt coach Niko Kovač takes charge on Sunday. Tullberg is to return to Dortmund's Under-19s.

Union Berlin failed to take its chances in a 0-0 draw with Leipzig, illustrating why the club is looking for a forward to boost its attacking ranks.

Croatian forward Marin Ljubičić, who has been playing for Austrian team LASK, watched the match in Union’s stadium ahead of an expected transfer.

The draw was enough to lift Leipzig to fourth place, the last spot for Champions League qualification, thanks to Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 2-1 win in Stuttgart earlier. Leipzig moved a point ahead of Stuttgart.

Union’s fans stayed largely silent for the first 15 minutes in protest against the visiting club and its origins: Leipzig was founded in 2009 by an energy drinks company to help market its product.

Also, Freiburg won at Bochum 1-0 and St. Pauli drew with Augsburg 1-1.

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Dortmund's Maximilian Beier, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Heidenheim and Borussia Dortmund at the Voith-Arena in Heidenheim, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)

Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy, centre left, scores the opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Heidenheim and Borussia Dortmund at the Voith-Arena in Heidenheim, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)

Dortmund's Maximilian Beier, second from left, celebrates with Waldemar Anton after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Heidenheim and Borussia Dortmund at the Voith-Arena in Heidenheim, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)

Bayern's players celebrate after scoring their side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Holstein Kiel at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern's head coach Vincent Kompany gestures during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Holstein Kiel at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern's Jamal Musiala, right, challenges for the ball with Kiel's Magnus Knudsen and David Zec during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Holstein Kiel at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern's Serge Gnabry, centre, scores his side's fourth goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Holstein Kiel at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern's Harry Kane, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Holstein Kiel at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

Bayern's Serge Gnabry celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Holstein Kiel at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at age 78.

Weir's death was announced Saturday in a statement on his Instagram page.

“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir,” the statement said. “He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.”

Weir joined the Grateful Dead — originally the Warlocks — in 1965 in San Francisco at just 17 years old. He'd spend the next 30 years playing on endless tours with the Grateful Dead alongside fellow singer and guitarist Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995.

Weir wrote or co-wrote and sang lead vocals on Dead classics including “Sugar Magnolia,” “One More Saturday Night” and “Mexicali Blues.”

In the decades since he kept playing with other projects including Dead and Company.

“For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road,” the Instagram statement said. A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music.”

Weir’s death leaves drummer Bill Kreutzmann as the only surviving original member. Founding bassist Phil Lesh died in 2024.

Dead and Company played a series of concert’s for the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary in July at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

Born in San Francisco and raised in nearby Atherton, Weir was the Dead's youngest member and looked like a fresh-faced high-schooler in its early years. He was generally less shaggy than the rest of the band, but had a long beard like Garcia’s in later years.

The band would survive long past the hippie moment of its birth, with its fans known as Deadheads often following them on the road in a virtually non-stop tour.

“Longevity was never a major concern of ours,” Weir said when the Dead got the Grammys' Musicares Person of the Year honor last year. “Spreading joy through the music was all we ever really had in mind and we got plenty of that done.”

FILE - Bob Weir plays guitar with his band The Dead, formerly the Grateful Dead, at the Forum in the Inglewood section of Los Angeles, Calif. on Saturday May 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel,File)

FILE - This undated file photo shows members of the Grateful Dead band, from left to right, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Brent Mydland, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - Kennedy Center Honors recipients from left; filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, the legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead band members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann Bob Weir and blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt, applaud at at the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors reception in the East Room of the White House, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta,File)

FILE - Bob Weir arrives at Willie Nelson 90, celebrating the singer's 90th birthday on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. (Photo by Allison Dinner/Invision/AP,File)

FILE - Bob Weir of Dead & Company performs at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP,File)