Kane praises Luis Díaz's ‘magical moment’ after win over Real Madrid | OneFootball

England’s Harry Kane praised the “magical moment” of Colombian forward Luis Díaz, who, with a superb goal just one minute from the end of regular time, paved the way for qualification in Wednesday’s match, in which Bayern Munich eliminated Real Madrid and secured a place in the Champions League semifinals.

After winning 2-1 in the first leg in the Spanish capital, Bayern found themselves behind on the scoreboard on three different occasions during the first half of the return leg against the ‘merengue’ side, which looked solid and fought until the end, as it usually does in European competitions.

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Decisive in qualification

The tie was level at 4-4 on aggregate when ‘Lucho’ Díaz scored in the 89th minute, leveling the second leg and putting Bayern with one foot in the semifinal, before Michael Olise scored the winner to make it 4-3 in stoppage time.

“Sometimes all it takes is a single moment, a magical moment, an incredible finish or an incredible pass. In this case, it took two great finishes from Lucho (Díaz) and Michael (Olise) to close out the match, and that is exactly what the Champions League is about,” Kane said.

On the tension of the final minutes, the England captain highlighted his team’s persistence in staying in the match despite the ‘merengue’ goals.

“We stayed in the game, we stayed patient, especially in the second half. We knew that as time went on, we would get stronger. Physically, we have been very strong in the last 10 to 15 minutes this season, and that is exactly what happened today,” he said.

Kane’s first-half goal made him the first English player in one of Europe’s top five leagues to score 50 goals in all competitions in a single season since 1930-31.

“It is a reward for the tremendous effort we put in. Not just me, but the whole team,” the player known as ‘Hurricane’ told TNT.

In the next round, Bayern will face defending champion Paris Saint-Germain, which eliminated Liverpool on Tuesday. Atlético de Madrid and Arsenal will contest the other semifinal.

With AFP content*

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