Kane scores and inspires Bayern to 2-1 win over Dortmund in Bundesliga's Klassiker

Harry Kane scored again as Bayern Munich dealt Borussia Dortmund its first Bundesliga loss of the season by winning der Klassiker 2-1 on Saturday.

Bayern, the defending champion, dominated and delivered a statement to its closest rival after six rounds.

“It was first versus second. So yeah, there’s a lot on this game, especially for momentum,” Kane said. “We talk a lot about trying to keep our momentum and keep pushing and keep trying to win every game that’s possible, and we’re doing that so far.”

The England forward launched the first good chance, while defending. He eluded two Dortmund forwards, and sent the ball forward. Michael Olise drew a save from Gregor Kobel, who then secured Luis Díaz’s effort from the rebound.

Kane scored in the 22nd minute with a header to Joshua Kimmich’s corner. It was his 22nd goal for club and country this season and stretched his scoring streak in the Bundesliga to five games that have yielded nine goals.

Olise grazed the left post with another shot. The only complaint Bayern could have at the break was that it was leading only 1-0.

“Probably just weren’t clinical enough in the final third," Kane said.

Dortmund improved significantly after the interval when Felix Nmecha went close, Serhou Guirassy fired over, and Karim Adeyemi failed to capitalize on a rare Kimmich mistake.

It mattered little, as Olise sealed the win by sliding in to cut out substitute Jobe Bellingham’s attempted goal-line clearance in the 79th. That move started with a brilliant cross-field ball from Kane for Díaz, whose cross Bellingham needed to clear.

Substitute Julian Brandt scored seconds after his introduction but Kane defended as Bayern held on for its 11th consecutive win across all competitions.

”We did well in the second half to kind of hang in in certain moments. We got the second goal. Disappointing to concede so quickly after, but ultimately it was about digging deep," Kane said.

Bayern, the only undefeated team left, opened a five-point lead over Leipzig, while Dortmund dropped to fourth behind Stuttgart.

Álex Grimaldo scored twice and was booked for complaining as Bayer Leverkusen almost squandered a two-goal lead before beating Mainz 4-3.

Grimaldo converted a penalty and Christian Kofane got another goal before Lee Jae-sung pulled one back for Mainz. Grimaldo scored again before the break but was booked in the 69th when he clearly didn’t agree with referee Florian Exner’s decision to award Mainz a penalty when Phillipp Mwene fell under minimal contact from Arthur.

The decision survived a VAR review despite little evidence of a foul, and Nadiem Amiri scored against his former side from the spot.

Martin Terrier thought he sealed Leverkusen’s win late, then Amiri sent Armindo Sieb through to score in the 90th to ensure a nervy finish for the visitors.

It was Leverkusen's third straight win under new coach Kasper Hjulmand, who was back at his former team. Hjulmand had an unhappy spell in charge of Mainz in 2014-15.

Leipzig held on beat promoted Hamburger SV 2-1 after the home fans honored Hamburg’s Danish forward Yussuf Poulsen with a huge tifo in tribute to his 12 years at the club in his first game back. Leipzig was still in the third division when Poulsen joined from Lyngby in 2013.

Heidenheim drew with Werder Bremen 2-2, Augsburg drew in Cologne 1-1, and Christian Eriksen made his first start for Wolfsburg in a 3-0 loss at home to Stuttgart. It was Wolfsburg's fourth straight Bundesliga defeat and a sixth league game in a row without a win.

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Bayern's Michael Olise, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)

Bayern's Michael Olise during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)

Bayern's Harry Kane, left, and Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck, centre, in action during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)

Bayern's Harry Kane, centre, during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)

Bayern's Michael Olise, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)

Köln's Said El Mala scores his side's first goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Köln and Augsburg in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Marius Becker/dpa via AP)

Leipzig's Christoph Baumgartner, right, scores the opening goal past Hamburger's goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and Hamburger SV in Leipzig, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)

Mainz's Nadiem Amiri reacts during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Leverkusen's head coach Kasper Hjulmand, center, celebrates with players after Leverkusen's Martim Terrier scoring fourth goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Leverkusen's Alex Grimaldo, left, celebrates with Leverkusen's Jonas Hofmann after scoring his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen, in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

MADRID (AP) — A wildfire roared through a remote expat community in southern Spain overnight, killing at least 12 people as victims tried to flee the flames in cars and on foot, authorities said Friday. Eight people were injured and 23 missing, Andalusia’s regional leader Juan Manuel Moreno said.

The blaze, one of Spain's deadliest wildfires, broke out late Thursday in a semi-arid area near the Sierra de Los Filabres mountains in Almeria province, as the country has been dealing with soaring temperatures.

Most of the victims died after ignoring shelter-in-place instructions, said Antonio Sanz, head of Andalusia’s emergency services. Some tried to escape via a dry riverbed that “turned into a death trap,” he said.

Four victims were believed to be British nationals because the steering wheel of their burned-out car was on the right side, as with British vehicles, regional authorities said. Other unspecified nationals also were believed to be among the dead, and the death toll was expected to rise, authorities said.

Seven people died while on foot after abandoning their cars, Sanz said, adding that most of the deceased were believed to be foreign nationals.

Dean Taylor, a resident who divides his time between Spain and the U.K., said he managed to just barely escape the neighborhood by using back roads to get out.

“It was quite terrifying,” Taylor said in an interview with The Associated Press. “It's a very sad day, isn’t it? It’s devastating, really."

The fire was still burning as of Friday afternoon. Some 150 firefighters and 220 soldiers from Spain’s military emergency unit were battling the blaze, which had consumed more than 3,200 hectares (7,900 acres) of forest and farmland.

Moreno, the Andalusian regional leader, said containing the fire was difficult because of the steep, dry terrain.

“It consists mainly of scrubland and esparto grass,” Moreno said. “Everything is extremely dry due to the heat waves, making it the perfect fuel; combined with the wind, it’s a ticking time bomb.”

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed his condolences. “Immense sadness and desolation in the face of the terrible consequences of the fire affecting the province of Almeria,” he wrote on X.

Spain has battled frequent and severe heat waves in recent years, with temperatures often exceeding 40 C (104 F). Wind, high temperatures and little rainfall help small wildfires grow into unchecked blazes.

In June, Spain experienced several days of record-setting heat, with over 1,000 excess deaths attributed to heat.

Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, with temperatures increasing twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Parts of Western Europe are facing their third heat wave in six weeks. Globally, 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, bringing several intense heat waves across Europe.

France is experiencing the peak of its third heat wave of the summer, with temperatures reaching 40 C (104 F) across western and central areas and around 37 C (98 F) in Paris.

French authorities have also warned of a very high wildfire risk, as large fires in the south have already scorched thousands of hectares this week, disrupting the Tour de France cycling race and stretching firefighting resources.

The largest wildfire, in the eastern Pyrenees near the Spanish border, had decreased in intensity by Friday, authorities said. But it has burned about 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) and forced the temporary evacuation of more than 10,000 people from nearly villages.

Last month was France’s hottest June on record, with deaths surging by nearly a third during the hottest week.

Scientists warn that climate change caused in part by the burning of fuels like gasoline, oil and coal is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, making certain regions more vulnerable to wildfires.

Spain is no stranger to wildfires, with last year's fire season burning more than 393,000 hectares (almost 1,520 square miles), according to the European Forest Fire Information System, an area twice as large as London. Four people died.

Spain's deadliest wildfire was in 1979 when 21 people perished in Lloret de Mar, a coastal town about an hour north of Barcelona.

In 2017, a wildfire in neighboring Portugal left 66 people dead in Pedrogao Grande, located 200 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of Lisbon. In that blaze, 47 people died on one road while similarly attempting to flee in their cars.

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Associated Press journalist Sylvie Corbet, in Paris, contributed.

Firefighters work on a wildfire in Los Gallardos, near Almeria, Spain, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)

A helicopter drops water while fighting a wildfire near Los Gallardos, Almeria, Spain, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)

A firefighter truck next to a wildfire in Los Gallardos, near Almeria, Spain, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)

A Military Emergency Unit vehicle operates as a wildfire rages in Alfajir, near Almeria in southeastern Spain, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)

A wildfire rages in Alfajir, near Almeria in southeastern Spain, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)

A wildfire rages in Alfajir, near Almeria in southeastern Spain, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)