‘This is why I came here’ - Kane's ‘blown everyone away’

Harry Kane conscionable can't extremity scoring - now each he needs is simply a first profession awesome trophy.

The England skipper was connected nan scoresheet yet again - his 43rd extremity successful 43 games this play - arsenic Bayern drew 2-2 pinch Real Madrid successful nan first limb of their Champions League semi-final tie.

Things could not person gone overmuch amended for him personally successful his debut play for Bayern but it would beryllium a disappointment not to headdress disconnected specified a prolific run successful beforehand of extremity pinch a long-awaited portion of silverware.

Bayer Leverkusen person already halted Bayern's tally of 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles this play but could Kane extremity his trophy drought by winning nan Champions League instead?

"It's been a bully play truthful far," said Kane, who joined Bayern from Tottenham for an first £86.4m past summer.

"Everything we're fighting for this twelvemonth is successful this competition. It'll beryllium tough. We person to spell [to nan Bernabeu for nan 2nd leg] pinch afloat belief.

"I'm present for galore years. It's not a one-off twelvemonth I'm present for. Of people astatine nan commencement of nan play nan anticipation was to triumph trophies. The Champions League is nan biggest one. If we tin someway get our hands connected that one, it would beryllium an astonishing season.

"These are nan large games. The ambiance was incredible. This is precisely why I came here, I want to beryllium playing successful these large games, these large moments."

Kane's punishment early successful nan 2nd half astatine nan Allianz Arena connected Tuesday nighttime took associated apical pinch Kylian Mbappe successful goals scored successful each competitions successful Europe's large 5 leagues this season.

He has nan astir mixed goals and assists of immoderate subordinate successful those leagues (43 goals and 11 assists).

The Bayern striker has besides been straight progressive successful 11 goals successful nan Champions League this run (eight goals, 3 assists) - nan astir by an English subordinate successful a play successful nan competition.

Former Bayern Munich and England midfielder Owen Hargreaves told TNT Sports: "Everyone has evidently been impressed by each nan goals that Harry Kane has scored astatine Bayern Munich.

"But they person besides been impressed pinch what a man he is, what a teammate he is, really humble he is. He has blown everybody away.

"He came present to triumph trophies and get a small spot of a different experience. People opportunity he hasn't won thing yet but he could extremity up pinch nan Champions League pinch Bayern, and nan Euros pinch England [this year] - 2 of nan biggest ones."

Ex-Real Madrid and England midfielder Steve McManaman added: "His talent is undeniable. I ever knew if he stayed fresh he would person nary problem whatsoever getting goals."

Two England stars were connected show for nan first limb arsenic Kane lined up for Bayern, while midfielder Jude Bellingham started for Real, keen to proceed his awesome debut play successful Spain.

They dream to spearhead England's situation astatine Euro 2024 this summertime together but Bellingham was keen to put his compatriot disconnected connected Tuesday arsenic he tried to distract Kane earlier he fired his spot-kick past goalkeeper Andriy Lunin from nan punishment spot.

"I don't cognize what he was saying. I saw him mumbling something," said Kane.

"Once I'm successful that moment, I'm successful my zone, trying to artifact everyone out. I'm judge he was saying thing to effort to put maine off."

There is plentifulness of excitement astir nan 2 England internationals but erstwhile Scotland striker Pat Nevin says Kane "should still beryllium number one" if you had to take betwixt them.

"Whenever we talk astir nan excitement we person astir different players, Harry Kane should still beryllium number one. Absolutely successful my mind, he is number one," Nevin told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"If I had to make a prime and you said to me, 'you've sewage Jude Bellingham playing coming aliases you've sewage Harry Kane playing today,' - you return Kane each time."