But Kane was left frustrated for the remaining 83 minutes plus added time as Bayern fell to defeat in Rome, a penalty from Ciro Immobile the difference on a night when the German giants – and their star striker – underwhelmed once again.
In a season which started so brightly for Kane, this is becoming a worrying theme and one which is pervading the entire Bayern team. The side who have won the Bundesliga for the past 11 seasons are in danger of ending this campaign without a trophy.
All this is on top of their perilous position in the Bundesliga title race, after a 3-0 defeat to leaders Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday – a scoreline which actually flattered Bayern – which leaves them five points off the pace.
Kane had one shot in that match, while against Lazio he failed to get an effort on target – as did his team-mates, with Bayern having 17 shots without troubling keeper Ivan Provedel.
It was not supposed to be like this for Kane following his move from Tottenham last summer, nor did it seem like it was going to be in the first half of the campaign.
Kane scored 22 goals in his first 16 matches – but just six in his past 12 games. Hardly a terrible return, but enough of a drop-off to expose the glaring flaws in Bayern. https://roketgubuk.com/
“He is not having the same sort of impact in the last couple of weeks that he did earlier on in the season,” European football expert Raphael Honegstein told BBC 5 Live. “He looks a shadow of that player now.”