Harry Kane Reflects on "Really Tough Week" After Blunt Bayern Munich Lose Again

Harry Kane said Bayern Munich must "keep fighting" after losing to Bayer Leverkusen and Lazio in five days. Kane admitted it had been a "really tough week".
Harry Kane Reflects on "Really Tough Week" After Blunt Bayern Munich Lose Again
Harry Kane Reflects on "Really Tough Week" After Blunt Bayern Munich Lose Again /

Harry Kane said Bayern Munich must "keep fighting" after losing for the second time in five days.

Bayern fell to a 1-0 defeat at Lazio on Wednesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 clash.

That followed a 3-0 loss at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, which left Bayern five points behind first place in the Bundesliga.

Bayern failed to record a single shot on target in Rome, having worked the keeper just once against Leverkusen.

Kane played the full 90 minutes in both games but did not look like the player who had scored 25 goals in 22 games before the winter break.

Speaking to TNT Sports after Wednesday's game, Kane reflected: "Really tough week. In the first half we started well and had clear chances, including one for myself. In these games they're big moments.

"The second half was disappointing. We came out with less energy and less confidence. We got punished."

Harry Kane pictured speaking to TNT Sports after Bayern Munich's 1-0 loss to Lazio in the UEFA Champions League in February 2024
Harry Kane pictured speaking to TNT Sports after Bayern Munich's 1-0 loss to Lazio in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday / TNT Sports 1

Ciro Immobile scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot after Dayot Upamecano had been sent off for an ugly foul inside the 18-yard box.

"Once you go down to 10 men it's always difficult," Kane added.

Bayern now have three Bundesliga fixtures to navigate before hosting Lazio in the second leg on March 5.

Kane believes that Bayern can get back on track both domestically and in Europe, but only if he and his teammates are prepared to "fight".

"We have to find it among ourselves," he said. "We're still in the race for the Bundesliga and in this tie. We have to keep fighting.

"We're in a difficult spell. We have to fight. We have to turn it around. We have big games and big things to fight for.

"We're not out of it, we will never give up. We just need to turn it around. One game or one spark can turn it around."

Harry Kane pictured during Bayern Munich's 3-0 loss at Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga in February 2024
Kane has not recorded a shot on target in over three hours of football :: IMAGO/eu-images

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.