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A late first-half goal by Joshua Kimmich against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday sent Bayern Munich seven points clear off Lucien Favre’s men.

With the goal, the 25-year-old German displaced Donald Trump as the top-trending subject on Twitter in the US. It was not only his goal that grabbed the headline, as he also set the record for the most distance ever covered (13.73 kilometres) by a Bayern player since 2013-14, when tracking data was first measured.

Apart from the versatile youngster, there were several talking points, like Alphonso Davies’ blistering backtrack run to stop Erling Haaland from scoring. The young Canadian clocked a top speed of 21.9mph (35.3km/h) while chasing back against the Dortmund forward.

Davies also grabbed the headlines when Bayern visited Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in their Champions League round-of-16 tie in February. The 19-year-old, playing as a left-back/wing-back, not only kept Mason Mount at bay but also provided an assist to Robert Lewandowski’s goal with a rapid pace.

Furthermore, Dortmund might have considered themselves unlucky after it appeared that Haaland’s shot had hit Boateng's arm inside the box. No VAR was called into action and Dortmund had to do with a corner instead.

Having said that, while there were praises for the Canadian prodigies, many questioned why the video assistant was not called into action during Boateng’s incident.

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