Kane says facing Chelsea in the Champions League spurs him to play better | OneFootball

English striker Harry Kane, from Bayern Munich and former Tottenham player, stated this Tuesday (16) that facing Chelsea, the Bavarian team's opponent in the first round of the Champions League and a major rival of his former club, motivates him to “play better.”

In a press conference on the eve of the match in Munich, Kane made it clear that he has not forgotten the historic rivalry between the ‘Spurs’ and the ‘Blues’.

“It was a good rivalry, especially at the start of my career at Tottenham, during the Pochettino era. We had some very good games, tough matches.”

Familiar Rival

Kane faced Chelsea on 22 occasions across all competitions while wearing the Tottenham shirt, before signing with Bayern in 2023.

This series of matches includes the defeat in the 2015 English League Cup final and elimination in the 2019 FA Cup semifinal.

Curse Broken with German Title

The captain of the England national team, who had not yet won any titles in his career when he left Tottenham, broke the curse when he became German champion with Bayern last season.

“I think playing against Premier League opponents always creates a bit more expectation around me. That motivates me to play better,” he admitted.

Kane has already scored eight goals in five games (one in the German Supercup, five in the Bundesliga, and two in the German Cup) at the start of this season with Bayern.

In total, he has 93 goals in 101 games for the Bavarian club.

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