Harry Kane insisted he was \u201clooking forward\u201d to another meeting with Arsenal in the Champions League after Bayern Munich were beaten 3\u20131 at the Emirates Stadium in midweek. The England captain, the all-time top scorer in north London derby history, had arrived intent on adding to his 15-goal tally against Arsenal but finished the match without a single attempt.<\/p>\n
It was the first time in 22 appearances against Arsenal that Kane has ended an outing without an attempt on goal. Not since October 2023 has the 32-year-old gone through an entire Champions League match without shooting. His match return read: 90 minutes, 0 goals, 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 chances created, 1 touch in the attacking penalty box and 3 touches in the defensive penalty box. Stats via FBref.<\/p>\n
Bayern as a team mustered only eight attempts while Arsenal threatened mostly from set pieces. Lennart Karl produced a crisp first-half equaliser and David Raya made just a single save across the 90 minutes.<\/p>\n
On the result and his own display, Kane was measured. \u201cI\u2019m sure we\u2019ll see them again in the later stages of the Champions League and we look forward to that one,\u201d he told TNT Sports. \u201cA good battle,\u201d Bayern\u2019s talisman reflected. \u201cI thought the first half was fairly even, a draw was probably a fair result.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then second half, we just didn\u2019t quite have the same intensity and energy. We lost too many duels and in the end Arsenal punished us for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kane had warned of Arsenal\u2019s set-piece threat before the match. \u201cThey have got good structure, they win first and second balls and then obviously set pieces, we knew they were going to be dangerous,\u201d he sighed. \u201cThey are a good team, there is a reason why they have won every game in the Champions League and why they are top of the Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was a pricklier tone from some Bayern voices after the defeat, and Vincent Kompany said: \u201cI don\u2019t think any of us want to be the best team in November.\u201d Declan Rice urged perspective for Arsenal, warning his teammates not to \u201cget carried away\u201d. \u201cThere is a long way to go,\u201d Rice pointed out. \u201cLook at Bayern Munich this season, they have been the best team in Europe,\u201d he gushed. \u201cThis was probably the toughest game tactically we have played this season. The way they work it is so, so good.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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