Wolfsburg 1-2 Bayern Munich - Highlights
An undermanned Bayern were made to work to keep pace with Leverkusen, Kane and Jamal Musiala scoring first-half goals to victory at Wolfsburg.
"We were in the red zone" coach Thomas Tuchel said. "Compliments to the players. That was a real tour de force in the second-half."
Playing a second straight time without the flu-hit midfield duo of Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich, Bayern rushed out to a 2-0 lead but were pegged back before half-time by a Max Arnold stunner.
The German champions dug in throughout the second-half against a dogged Wolfsburg side coached by former Bayern mentor Niko Kovac, but held on to claim a valuable three points in what is emerging as a true two-horse title race.
"They're a great team, they've got a great coach" Kane said of Leverkusen after the game, but told reporters "we can't control their game, all we can do is keep pushing them."
"We're not even half-way through the season yet, so we can't focus on them too much."