Top performance: Kane hails Champions League win over Chelsea | OneFootball

FC Bayern made a statement at the start of the new Champions League season. With a commanding 3:1 home victory over FC Chelsea, the German record champions celebrated their 22nd consecutive opening win and underlined their ambitions in the premier class.

In front of 75,000 spectators at the Allianz Arena, an intense match unfolded, which the Munich team dominated from the start. In the 20th minute, an own goal by Trevoh Chalobah put FCB in the lead. Shortly thereafter, Harry Kane increased the lead with a penalty kick (27.), after he himself had been fouled by Moises Caicedo.

Chelsea did strike back immediately: Cole Palmer reduced the deficit to 1:2 just two minutes later. But in the second half, the quality of Bayern prevailed. Kane restored the two-goal lead with his second goal of the evening in the 63rd minute – his already tenth competitive goal this season.

Kane satisfied: "A fantastic result"

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After the game, the English striker was highly satisfied on DAZN: "A fantastic result, a top performance against a really good team. We went 2:0 up and it was disappointing to concede a goal right after the second one. We stayed calm and played very well in the second half. We made it hard for them to put pressure on. Then they got tired and gaps appeared. It was a tough, physical game. We are very happy with the result."

Perfect starting position for the league phase

With the 3:1 victory, Bayern continued their impressive series in the Champions League: Since 2002, they have won every opening match – now for the 22nd time in a row. For coach Vincent Kompany and his team, it was also the sixth win in the sixth competitive match of the current season.

Looking ahead to the upcoming tasks in the league phase against Pafos and Club Brugge, the Munich team has thus created a perfect starting position to underline their targeted top-eight placement.

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