Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane netted a penalty to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday in their first league match after the winter break, keeping them four points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen.

A controversial Harry Kane penalty meant Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich returned from the mid-season break with a 1-0 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach. The victory also secured Bayern the so-called winter champions tag given they will lead at the halfway point of the season whatever happens in Wednesday's home game with Hoffenheim.

Harry Kane scores the only goal from the penalty spot as Bayern Munich restored their four-point lead at the top of the German Bundesliga with a 1-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach.

MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (Reuters) -Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane netted a penalty to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory at Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday in their first league match after the winter break,