Kane scores twice to level the match as the hunt for the first-ever trophy continues

THERE was only one player who would ever get Bayern Munich out of another mess.

Harry Kane maintained his hopes – however slim – of appearing in the Champions League final at Wembley on June 1.

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The England captain-striker plundered goals numbers 32 and 33 of the season to send Bayern to the quarter-finals, but it looks like they will still do well to reach the last four.

Kane, who now averages one goal per game in Germany, is world class, unlike most of his teammates. He struck in both halves with his goals coming from a Thomas Muller header.

For Kane it was his first Champions League knockout goal since Dortmund were away, five years to the day.

Tottenham found their way to the final against all odds in 2019 and looking at this current Bayern team, it would be an even bigger surprise if they went all the way in the end.

But with Bayern 10 points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and having been dumped out of the German Cup in November, Kane at least has something to hold on to.

Unsurprisingly, he was all smiles at the Allianz Arena as the majority of the 75,000 crowd joined the PA announcer in repeatedly shouting ‘Harry’ after both of his robberies.

Also joining the celebrations was Eric Dier, who was left out of the Tottenham team for the first half of the season by Ange Postecoglou but is now impressing in his unlikely spell at Bayern.

In his eighth appearance for the club, Dier played well, albeit against Maurizio Sarri’s limited Lazio side, but it was no surprise who eased the nerves for Bayern.

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The tie was effectively reversed within two minutes as had Italian striker Ciro Immobile scored an easy header from close range, Bayern would likely have bottled it, as they have done for much of this season.

Shortly afterwards, Kane anticipated a miss from Raphael Guerreiro, stuck his head out and sent the ball past Ivan Provedel, who should have done better.

Muller played a role in the build-up to the first goal and then headed in the second goal in injury time of the first half. Although Lazio were hoping for the linesman’s flag, Muller was played onside by former West Ham midfielder Felipe Anderson.

And from then on, the pressure lifted from Tuchel’s under-fire team, which, despite Dier getting decent ratings in central defence, is still a bit shabby at the back.

Fortunately for Bayern, Lazio are very mediocre and when goalkeeper Provedel spilled Leroy Sane’s shot in the 66th minute, Kane would never miss the rebound.

Kane has now scored more goals than last season in 16 fewer games and looks confident of bettering his all-time high of 41 goals in 2017/18.

So it would be even more heartbreaking for Kane if he still doesn’t win anything in the end.