Suspended Bayern star Kane slams ´crazy´ yellow card decision

Harry Kane slammed the “crazy” decision that will see him miss Bayern Munich’s potential title-clinching game.

Kane’s booking, his fifth of the season in the Bundesliga, means the England captain will be suspended for Bayern’s clash with RB Leipzig next week.

Should Bayern beat Leipzig, then they will seal their 34th Bundesliga crown.

It will mark the first major trophy of Kane’s career, yet the 31-year-old will not be able to take in the celebrations with his team-mates.

Kane, though, vowed not to let the disappointment get to him.

“Crazy, crazy decision,” said Kane, who was booked for time wasting just before the interval.

“It’s kind of my story that I’ll miss the Leipzig game.

“But no worries, I’ll celebrate more than anyone else.”

Kane is also on the verge of becoming the first player to finish as the Bundesliga’s leading scorer in his first two seasons in the competition.

“It’s not ideal but we won,” said Bayern coach Vincent Kompany of Kane’s yellow card. “But it is not like a final [against Leipzig].

“We will play 34 games this season and I think [injured] guys like Jamal [Musiala], Alphonso [Davies], Dayot Upamecano and [Hiroki] Ito also have to celebrate the title.

“Every title you have to celebrate it like it’s your first so I don’t think it will make much of a difference for Harry.

“It doesn’t take away a single percent of his contribution this season.”

500 – Thomas Müller makes his 500th Bundesliga appearance for FC Bayern Munich – he is the fourth player to reach this mark for a single club after Charly Körbel (602 for Frankfurt), Manfred Kaltz (581 for HSV) and Michael Lameck (518 for Bochum). Milestone. @esmuellert_ pic.twitter.com/mJajqlmUOb

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Leroy Sane, Michael Olise and Eric Dier were on target against Mainz, with Thomas Muller coming on from the bench to make his 500th Bundesliga appearance.

He is only the fourth player in the history of the competition to hit that milestone for a single club, and the first to do so for Bayern Munich.

It also marked Muller’s penultimate home game for the club, with the Bayern great leaving at the end of the season.

“Of course, I’m happy and I have to thank the fans. But I’m starting to realise that it was my penultimate game. In two weeks, it’ll be my final home game,” Muller told Sky .

“When you’ve played 500 Bundesliga games, naturally a lot of them were at home. Going to the stadium becomes just part of the routine. Well, next year I’ll need a ticket.”