“It’s a perfect night for us,” said Kane. “This was a big moment in our season. It was a top performance. My first goal was just about getting into the box. We’ve been talking about it all week. In the second goal, I took my time finishing with my left foot – it was nice to see how it worked.
“I’m enjoying every minute of it [at Bayern]. It’s been a tough season. The expectation is really high, but this is where I want to be, performing on nights like tonight in the knockout stages and giving my all for the fans. The reception since I arrived has been amazing and I just want to repay them with every game.”
Asked whether Bayern could make it to the final at Wembley, Kane said: “That’s the aim, of course we have to see who we get in the quarter-final now. It’s going to be tough, every year in the Champions League is tough, but hopefully we can use this as a change in our season.”
Most importantly for Kane, the victory ensured his first season in Bavaria still has a chance of ending with a trophy. After more than a decade of futile pursuits of silverware at Tottenham Hotspur – he would not have been playing in Europe at all this term if he had not made the summer move – this is why he moved to Bayern Munich. A club widely regarded as one of the safest destinations in Europe for any player wanting to win things. At least until this disappointing, chaotic season under manager Tuchel.
Bayern’s 11-year reign as German champions appears to be coming to an end with Bayer Leverkusen, managed by the former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern midfielder, Xabi Alonso, 10 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
It has caused uproar in Munich and having lost the first leg in Rome 1-0, Bayern were in desperate need of Champions League redemption. And it was Kane who got them on their way, Bayern scoring a second before half-time through Müller to put them ahead on aggregate.
That settled everyone in Munich down, with another Englishman and former Spurs star, Eric Dier, also impressing in the centre of defence, where he made one superb clearance in the first half with the scores level. He has been of far more value than – as some people joked in January when he arrived – someone to keep Kane company in Munich.
