Harry Kane scored twice to steer Bayern Munich into the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League with a 3-0 win over Lazio.
Kane’s 32nd and 33rd goals in his 32nd game 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.
Bayern, which is 10 points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, was facing the prospect of just its second exit in 12 appearances at this stage of the competition.
But Kane finally broke the deadlock in the 38th minute after Ciro Immobile had gone close for Lazio at the other end, the Spanish MARCA newspaper reported.
Thomas Mller headed Aleksandar Pavlovi’s cross back for Raphaël Guerreiro to mis-hit it, and Kane threw himself at the ball to just head it past Ivan Provedel in the Lazio goal.
There was still time before the break for Mller to score in first-half stoppage time with a glancing header to Matthijs de Ligt’s shot after a corner.
Kane sealed the result in the 66th by firing
in the rebound after Leroy Sané drew a save from Provedel. It was the England captain’s sixth Champions League goal this season.
Sané had recovered enough to start after a knee problem kept him from playing in the 2-2 draw with Freiburg over the weekend.
Bayern’s Club No. 12 fan group organized an impressive choreography before the game to show Munich’s heraldic figure over a banner saying “In the name of the city.”
Source: Oman News Agency