publish time

06/03/2024

author name Arab Times

publish time

06/03/2024

MUNICH, March 6, (AP): He’s done it again.
Harry Kane scored twice to steer Bayern Munich into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Lazio.

Kane’s 32nd and 33rd goals this season for Bayern ensured the Bavarian powerhouse recovered from losing the first leg of the last 16 tie 1-0 in Rome to win 3-1 on aggregate over two legs.
"A perfect night for us,” said Kane, the man of the match.
The win will ease the pressure on Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel, whose premature departure at the end of the season was announced by Bayern after the team's three-game losing run - including the defeat in Rome.

Bayern's new sporting director Max Eberl said before the game that Tuchel would remain in charge afterward even if the team lost, but there had been a feeling defeat would bring forward the coach's exit.
Bayern, which is 10 points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, was facing the prospect of just its second elimination in 12 appearances at this stage of the Champions League.

"If we had been eliminated today, it would have been more than unfortunate,” Bayern president Herbert Hainer said.
Kane broke the deadlock in the 38th minute after Ciro Immobile had gone close for Lazio at the other end.