Harry Kane scores twice as Bayern beat Chelsea 3-1

Harry Kane scored doubly arsenic Bayern Munich bushed Chelsea 3-1 astatine location successful their Champions League opener connected Wednesday.

Michael Olise pressured Trevoh Chalobah into an ain extremity with 20 minutes gone, earlier Kane won and converted a punishment 7 minutes later.

Cole Palmer finished disconnected a superb squad counter-attack conscionable 2 minutes aboriginal to bring Chelsea backmost into the game.

But Kane stepped up again midway done the 2nd fractional to wrestle power backmost Bayern’s way.

England skipper Kane says facing Premier League sides gives him other information to “play better”, and Chelsea were connected the receiving extremity arsenic helium climbed up to 10 goals successful conscionable six games this season.

Bayern skipper Manuel Neuer, the past subsister from the 2012 Champions League last betwixt the sides, won by Chelsea astatine the aforesaid venue, brought up his 100th triumph successful the competition. He present trails conscionable Cristiano Ronaldo, Thomas Mueller and Iker Casillas.

Bayern person present won their past 22 Champions League openers dating backmost to a 2002 nonaccomplishment to Spain’s Deportivo La Coruna.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca restored Palmer and 3 others to the starting line-up, having copped disapproval for resting players successful Saturday’s limp 2-2 gully astatine Brentford.

Bayern had won 5 from 5 to commencement the play but were caught disconnected defender aboriginal by the visitors’ intensity, with Chelsea pinning the hosts back.

Bayern caught their enactment and created immoderate unit of their ain earlier breaking done erstwhile Chalobah failed to woody with an Olise cross, turning it into his ain goal.

The hosts were soon 2 up arsenic Kane struck from the spot.

Moises Caicedo gave distant the punishment with an awkward tackle successful the container but helped Chelsea deed backmost immediately, playing a clever one-two connected the break, allowing Palmer to slam home.

Bayern came to beingness 10 minutes into the 2nd half, with Konrad Laimer, Kane and Olise each having efforts saved successful speedy succession.

Kane broke done soon after, pouncing connected a mediocre Malo Gusto back-pass earlier sliding the shot into the acold corner.

The 32-year-old was taken disconnected to a lasting ovation successful stoppage time, with Chelsea loanee Nicolas Jackson coming disconnected the seat to marque his Champions League debut against his genitor club.

AFP

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