Harry Kane rescued Bayern Munich‘s Champions League hopes by netting two essential targets of their 3-0 win over Lazio.
The Bundesliga giants went into Tuesday night time’s last-16 fixture in woeful kind, having suffered a poor run of outcomes which noticed their league title ambitions crumble. But with guests Lazio carrying a 1-0 lead from the first-leg into the fixture on the Allianz Arena, Kane was readily available to avoid wasting the day and doubtlessly the season.
He scored the opener within the thirty eighth minute, cleverly nodding in a mis-hit shot from his team-mate to lift spirits contained in the stadium. And after Thomas Muller headed in Matthijs de Ligt’s volley, the England captain scored a faucet in within the 66th to seal Bayern’s place within the quarter-finals.
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It marked one other fabulous show for Kane, who has scored a mind-bending 33 targets in 33 video games throughout all competitions this season. And it meant much more to the striker given all of the speak of him bringing his trophyless ‘curse‘ to Bayern together with his £86million transfer to Bavaria in the summertime.
Kane, 30, continues to be but to win a trophy – the one blight in his in any other case unbelievable profession. He has misplaced out in Champions League and Carabao Cup finals with Tottenham and a Euros last with England.
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A giant a part of his transfer to Bayern final summer time was their unrelenting success, having gained a decade-worth of home titles in a row. But it was clear Kane’s path to silverware wouldn’t be a straightforward one when, in his first look for the aspect, Bayern stunningly misplaced out to RB Leipzig within the DFL-Supercup again in August.
He quickly discovered his ft as each a playmaker and excellent goal-scorer, rapidly turning into a favorite among the many Bayern devoted. Yet he was accountable for some big misses as Thomas Tuchel’s aspect suffered a 3-0 defeat to title rivals Bayer Leverkusen and a 3-2 loss at vfL Bochum, leaving their title defence in big doubt.
Kane has discovered himself on the receiving finish of limitless jokes on social media in current weeks on account of his obvious aversion to trophies. Defeat on Tuesday night time would have re-sparked these trollings, however Kane nonetheless had one thing to say by as soon as extra main his crew of serial winners after they wanted him most.