Bayern Munich kick-started their UEFA Champions League campaign in style with a dominant 3-1 win over the reigning Club World Cup champions Chelsea at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
The Blues were undone by a Harry Kane brace and a Trevoh Chalobah own goal as Cole Palmer's only goal in the game ended as a consolation.
Kane continued his fine form in front of goal as he dispatched a penalty in the first half and later scored another from open play in the second half.
Apart from his goals, it was his work ethic that impressed Vincent Kompany and most football fans and pundits all across the world.
He dropped deep, helped out the Bayern Munich backline in moments of pressure and then ventured forward and kept the centre-back pairing of Tosin Adarabioyo and Chalobah on their toes throughout the game.
With yet another brace, the 32-year-old has raced through to 10 goals this season in six appearances across competitions. He has been involved in a goal in every 39 minutes this season.
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Kane's brace against Chelsea took his goal contribution tally in the Champions League to 53 (42 goals and 11 assists), a record for English players in the history of the competition.
The English skipper broke David Beckham's record of 52 goal contribution in Champions League while playing for Manchester United, PSG and Real Madrid.
Kane matches Cristiano Ronaldo in unique Champions League goals tally
Ever since moving to Bayern Munich in 2023, Kane has been a talisman for the club in front of goal whilst also being a leader in the dressing room.
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He has now scored 21 goals for the German giants in the Champions League, matching his goals tally in the competition for Tottenham Hotspur.
As per Transfermarkt, he has scored the most goals in the Champions League (21) since moving to Bayern Munich. Kylian Mbappe with 17 goals is second on this list while Raphinha is third with 16 strikes.
With his brace against Chelsea, Kane now has scored 20-plus goals for Spurs and Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Players to score 20+ goals for two different clubs in the UEFA Champions League:
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🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo
🇧🇷 Neymar
🏴 Harry Kane
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He becomes only the third player after Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to score 20-plus Champions League goals for two different clubs.
Ronaldo achieved it with Real Madrid and Manchester United while Neymar did it with PSG and Barcelona.
Kane will look to continue his exceptional form in front of goal and guide the Bavarians to glory this season especially in the European stage.
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