Bavaria misses the early German championship in Leipzig. Goal scorer Kane can only watch, experiences an emotional roller coaster – and now has a great chance.
Harry Kane was already on the edge of the field, applauded his teammates, and might have been preparing for the first championship title of his long career. And in the end had to watch up close how RB Leipzig’s Yussuf Poulsen scored 3: 3 in added time – and FC Bayern spoiled the premature championship. Despite the unprecedented catch-up after 0-2 deficit-without the yellow-locked Kane-in a furious second half, the German record champion now has to wait at least a week until the 34th German championship is also official.
Kane experienced the majority of his teammates’ roller coaster ride on the stands in the Leipzig stadium, together with brother Charlie. Right behind the Bavaria leading days around sports director Max Eberl, board boss Jan-Christian Dreesen and President Herbert Hainer. There was 0: 1 and 0: 2 through the Leipziger with a petrified expression, suffered with his teammates. Looked at how the Munich swords in the first round.
And then, as coach Vincent Kompany managed, after the change of sides, to send a team to a changed team to the square: aggressive, offensive, joyful, dominant. Shortly before the end of the game, the 31-year-old probably couldn’t stand it anymore. He left his place in the ranks. Went directly on the lawn. And then became a direct eyewitness to the dramatic stoppage time. Again vinegar with the premature championship title.
Quite the flawless sportsman, when the Kane applies, the attacker clapped all of his teammates on the bench after the final whistle, and also received his teammates on the field. Went to the curve. “German champion only becomes the FCB,” sang the fans who traveled with them, celebrated the Munich second half for this rousing. And then Kane also slowly found his laugh, visibly joked with Thomas Müller.
The 90 minutes plus stoppage time before were still not easy – neither for Kane in the stands nor for Bayern on the pitch. “It is still a lot of pleasure that we bent it around,” said Müller afterwards at Sky. It was shown “what is in the team. We have some injuries, and yet we pulled the thing.”
The big scorer in the stands is completely different. Kane “suffered”, said Eberl in the mixed zone when asked by T-Online. “You want to be there in such a situation. In the first half, he would have liked to help, in the second he would have liked to be with him, would probably have had one or the other way to score a goal.” Instead, the English national team’s record goal scorer was condemned to watch, and his big goal of championship has still not been fully achieved. “I don’t see it so dramatic now, not that bad,” said Eberl.
“I think two hearts hit his chest,” said Bayern President Herbert Hainer after the game when asked by T-Online. “On the one hand, he would have been happy for the team if they had become a German champion – the first big title for him. On the other hand, he would of course be happy to be there, that is clear. Every player wants to be on the pitch if there are titles.”
Eberl then struggled with the numerous opportunities that Bayern had after the break in Leipzig. “It is annoying that we had celebrated this great party here, with this return after the 0: 2, then win the game and celebrate the championship. Wasn’t that way now.” But: “It is difficult that we are still being caught up.”