Harry Kane has equalled a long-standing document first set by a Manchester United legend, because the Englishman celebrates one other fruitful evening within the Champions League.
Dealing with Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday evening within the final 16 of the Champions League , Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane knew he wanted to be on high kind to have an opportunity of breaking down their Bundesliga rivals’ cussed defence.
Luckily for Bayern, Kane bagged a brace in a 3-0 win towards Bayer Leverkusen, placing them in a powerful place to achieve the quarter-finals forward of the return leg subsequent week. Jamal Musiala scored the opposite as Bayern took benefit of Nordi Mukiele’s sending off within the second half.
Harry Kane matches Manchester United legend’s 68-year document
Kane scores towards Leverkusen (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
That double means Kane’s tally within the Champions League this time period has already reached 9 targets, his greatest in a single season regardless of having at the very least one, although possible a minimal of three, extra matches so as to add to his haul.
And whereas which means he has now moved onto 31 targets in 34 video games in all competitions this season, he has additionally matched a 68-year document held by a Manchester United legend.
Harry Kane celebrates his second purpose (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
In 1956/57, Dennis Viollet scored 9 targets for Manchester United in a single season within the European Cup, probably the most by an English participant in Europe’s elite competitors for a single marketing campaign.
Strikers reminiscent of Wayne Rooney , Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer all did not get near Viollet, however Kane has now matched him – with there actually potential that the England captain hits double figures to surpass the previous Manchester United man.
Kane is searching for redemption within the Champions League this season, too. Having come so near reaching final season’s ultimate, Bayern conceded two late targets to Actual Madrid on the Bernabeu to finish their hopes of lifting the trophy.
“That is the Champions League, that is the largest sport of all,” Kane informed TNT Sports activities after the sport. “We’re enjoying towards a workforce who’ve had an unbelievable couple of seasons. If we do not carry it on, then it doesn’t suggest something.
Manchester United legend Dennis Viollet (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
“We’re right here to ship a message not simply to everybody however to ourselves.”
In FourFourTwo ‘s view, Kane will hit 10 targets on this season’s Champions League, if not towards Leverkusen then possible over two legs towards Inter (ought to each side get by means of their respective second legs unscathed).
