Bayern Munich 3-1 Chelsea: Harry Kane on the double as German giants begin Champions League marketing campaign with win

Chelsea felt the drive of Harry Kane’s ruthlessness as he scored twice in a 3-1 win for Bayern Munich within the Champions League.

In Chelsea’s first Champions League recreation since 2022/23, their inexperience on the elite degree was uncovered by Bayern, who took the lead by way of a Trevoh Chalobah own-goal earlier than Kane bagged a double.

Cole Palmer’s skilled end introduced Chelsea again into the sport within the first half however their downfall was self inflicted, with Moises Caicedo needlessly fouling Kane for a penalty and Malo Gusto enjoying a sloppy go straight into the trail of the England striker who completed along with his standard completed nature.

Kane already has 10 objectives in six appearances for Bayern in all competitions this season.

Enzo Maresca’s workforce had been the extra harmful within the first half after they had been abruptly hit by two Bayern objectives in seven minutes, the Chalobah personal aim and Kane’s penalty. Bayern’s XI had by far the better expertise of this competitors and that supplied a decisive consider a frenetic recreation.

Chelsea’s younger squad have discovered quick in 12 months and hit some spectacular peak however must take these learnings on board quick if they’re to go far on this competitors.

Evaluation: Sanchez steps up

Sky Sports activities’ Lewis Jones:

Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was incandescent with rage moments after Kane had simply crushed him to wrap the sport up for Bayern. His fury was focused at Gusto, whose sloppy management and go led on to Kane being given a free shot on aim which, in fact, he did not go up.

Sanchez did not should be on the shedding aspect and his frustration was comprehensible. Within the second half, he stored out Kane on the close to submit with a strong cease earlier than producing a sensational one-handed piece of goalkeeping to disclaim Michael Olise – the type of eye-catching save this goalkeeper is now turning into adept at.

His focus ranges are bettering, one thing a few of his team-mates have to work on now.

Palmer: We deserved extra

Cole Palmer talking to TNT Sports activities:

“We started well and had early chances to score but when you make mistakes at the highest level, it’s hard to come back.

“A scarcity of focus, not managing the moments. We’ve proven we are able to play in opposition to top-of-the-line groups within the competitors and we deserved extra.

“It’s a good learning curve. We need to keep going from here.

“We’ve proven we are able to compete.”

Maresca: We’ll be taught from this defeat

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca talking to TNT Sports activities:

“Overall the performance was quite good. We started really well and we were in the game.

“The choice from the referee has been fairly robust. We began the second half and created possibilities however after the third aim, the sport modified once more.

“We just conceded a goal that killed the game. We were in the game.

“We will be taught loads from this recreation.

“First of all, this game requires us to play well for 95 minutes not just part of the game. For some, we were not good enough.

“[Robert] Sanchez, [Malo] Gusto and Cole [Palmer] had been superb. A very good efficiency from all of them.

When requested if it was a actuality verify, Maresca added: “It’s a reality [check] but overall we competed well.”

Kane: We’re in it to win CL

Harry Kane talking to Sky Sports activities:

“That is the intention [to win the Champions League]. I mentioned yesterday we have now a mountain to climb. There is a good distance from now till hopefully that second.

“Our focus is on trying to qualify as high up in the league as we can. But being at a club like this, I think that’s always the expectation. People will put us as maybe top five favourites to win it. And we have to deal with that. I feel like we’re building something even better and we’ve started the season that way.

“It was a prime efficiency from the entire workforce, from begin to end. The depth we performed there each with the ball, with out the ball. Every part was at a excessive, excessive degree at the moment. We’re enjoying in opposition to a extremely good aspect. I feel we deserved to win. The right technique to begin the marketing campaign.”