MUNICH: Bayern Munich rested newly-crowned Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane as they cruised past second-tier ​Magdeburg 6-1 in the German Cup second ‌round.

On Monday, Kane became the first English player since Michael Owen in 2001 to win the prestigious award, ​football’s top individual honour, and was rested two ​days later as his club managed his workload ⁠ahead of a demanding run of domestic and ​European fixtures.

Michael Olise scored twice, either side of ​Ismael Saibari’s goal, before two strikes in three minutes from Alphonso Davies and Nathaniel Brown late in the second half gave ​them a four-goal advantage.

With assistant coach Aaron Danks ​on the bench for the second successive match after coach ‌Vincent ⁠Kompany collapsed during a training session last week, Bayern were troubled in the first half when Magdeburg briefly equalised and also hit the post on the stroke of ​halftime.

But the visitors ​could not ⁠keep up with Bayern’s tempo after the break as the hosts eased into ​the next round with teenager David ​Santos-Daiber hitting ⁠their sixth goal in stoppage time.

The Bavarians, who lead the Bundesliga title race, face rivals Borussia Dortmund ⁠in ​the Klassiker on Saturday before travelling ​to Spain to take on Atletico Madrid in the Champions League ​next week.

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