Harry Kane shines in Champions League victory and secures Liverpool against PSG
Harry Kane shines in Champions League victory and secures Liverpool against PSG
cnn- harry kane has set up numerous British record, By meeting twice and Bayern Munich, his German rivals Bayer leverkusen Definitely defeat of the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday with 3-0. The English striker scored a goal in both halves of the Allianz Arena and brought Bavaria an important step closer to the quarter -finals.
dominant performance by Harry Kane
Kane opened shooting in the ninth minute with a header from a short distance after turning a flank ball from Michael Olise - an ideal start for the hosts. After Jamal Musiala increased to 2-0 shortly after half-time by using a mistake by the Leverkusen goalkeeper Matěj Kovář, Kane scored his second goal of the game by penalty in the 75th minute and thus secured an impressive victory.
Kane's comment on the performance
"I think we felt the hype for the game," said Kane in an interview with TNT Sports . "We knew that we were here in the Allianz. There were many conversations after the last away performance, but there were many different factors that have been incorporated into this game."
Kanes records and statistics
After four games without a goal for Bavaria, Kane with his two goals was now 31 goals in all competitions this season. Since moving to Bavaria 2023, he has scored a total of 75 goals in all competitions, which is the highest value of a player in the five top European leagues, so according to BBC . With his double pack on Wednesday, he also scored nine goals in this Champions League season, most of the thing an English player achieved in a single champions League season. In addition, he got the record for most goals in a single season of the European Cup with Dennis Violet, who also scored nine goals for Manchester United in 1956-57. Only Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney achieved more knockout goals than Kane, with 15 and 14th
painful loss for Bavaria
The only negative message for Bavaria was the injury to Captain Manuel Neuer in the second half, which happened in an unhappy way. Neuer apparently injured himself as he celebrated Musialas Tor, fell on the lawn and signaled the bank that he couldn't play any further. The 38-year-old was finally replaced by Jonas Urbig, who made his debut for the club.
"At that moment I have no news about Manuel," said Bayern's coach Vincent Kompany after the game . "It is true that he injured himself when the goal was celebrated. It looks like his calf, but we have to wait now."
Leverkusen's difficulties and Alonso's reaction
The situation became even more difficult for Bayer Leverkusen, since Nordi Mukiele was put off the pitch with a second yellow card in the second half, which will miss the second leg next week. But coach Xabi Alonso did not rule out his team's chances, although she has to make up for three goals. "It will take time to process this game," said Alonso. "A lot went against us today, but that was due to ourselves. We didn't have a good control and made big mistakes. But it is not over until it is over. The craziest things have already happened in football and we will fight to achieve something next week."Inspirational performance by Alisson
On another Saturday evening, the Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson showed an impressive performance to help his team to win a 1-0 victory at Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League round of life. PSG dominated the game in the Princes Parc, created numerous opportunities and looked like the only team that could score a goal that evening.
The offensive series of PSG with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola relied on Liverpool all evening, but met an outstanding Alisson. PSG had 28 shots, and the Brazilian had to show nine parades - many of them were exceptional achievements in terms of athletics and timing to keep his team in the game.
Alisson was defeated by a brilliant free kick by Kvaratskhelia in the first half, but the goal was canceled by the video assistant due to an offside position. In the end, Liverpool scored the decisive goal in the 87th minute when substituted Harvey Elliott scored the only goal of the game just 47 seconds after his substitution.
quotes about Alisson's performance
After the game, Alisson's idea, for which he received the title "Man of the Match", was the main topic. "For me, Alisson is the best goalkeeper in the world. He has been for years. I think he showed that today," said Liverpool's defender Andy Robertson . "Whenever it was needed, he showed some fantastic parades. That the defense also helped plays a role. But I think today's zero goes to Alisson with the number of parades he had to do." Elliott agreed to his team -mate Robertson and said: "Without Alisson I don't know where we would be."
PSG's look into the future
It was a hard setback for PSG that lost in 23 games in all competitions for the first time. But PSG coach Luis Enrique explained that his team continues to believe in himself before the second leg next week. "It is difficult to look at the game positively. We should have won clearly," said Enrique after the game. "Football is often unfair and we have to accept that, but we are ready for Liverpool. We have nothing to lose."
results of the Champions League on Wednesday
- Feyenoord 0-2 Inter Milan
- PSG 0-1 Liverpool
- Bayern Munich 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen
- Benfica 0-1 Barcelona
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