Decisive Kane hails Bayern display in win over Chelsea | OneFootball

Bayern Munich, one of the main favorites for the title, began their campaign in the Champions League by defeating Chelsea 3-1 this Wednesday at the Allianz Arena, with two goals from English striker Harry Kane.

Bayern, currently leading the Bundesliga, took the lead with an own goal by defender Trevoh Chalobah in the 20th minute and extended their advantage with Kane converting a penalty. Chelsea, under coach Enzo Maresca, did not give up and, two minutes later, pulled one back with Cole Palmer finishing first-time after a quick counter-attack.

But Kane appeared again in the second half to confirm the statements he had made on the eve of the match: “Facing English opponents motivates me to play better.”

No sooner said than done. Bayern’s high pressing worked, and after regaining the ball in the attacking third, Kane received a pass from Serge Gnarby in the box and struck across goal to seal the score, netting the Bavarian side’s third.

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The 33-year-old English striker scored his 41st and 42nd goals in 58 Champions League matches. He has 95 goals in 102 games wearing the Bayern shirt.

“It was an excellent performance against a very good team. Before the match, we talked about how we would play against the Club World Cup champions and that we needed to be focused from the start, and that’s exactly what happened,” said Kane after the match.

Playing at home, the Bavarian Giant has not lost a game before the Champions League knockout stage since 2013, when they were defeated by Manchester City (3-2) at the Allianz Arena.

This Wednesday, in front of 75,000 fans, the Munich side reached 35 games unbeaten (33 wins and two draws) in the group stage of the competition.

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