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Harry Kane’s performance in Bayern Munich’s defeat to Bayer Leverkusen was labelled a ‘catastrophe’ by the German media.
Kane and Bayern’s Bundesliga title hopes took a huge dent with a 3-0 defeat to table toppers Leverkusen.
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Xabi Alonso’s side are now five points clear and remain undefeated this season as they look to end the decade long dominance from the Bavarian club.
It was not Kane’s best performance for Bayern as he managed just 18 touches and had just one shot during the whole game.
A headline in German newspaper BILD read: “The Kane disaster.” The report added that his performance was a ‘catastrophe’ before later stating it was his worst performance in a Bayern shirt.
It continued: “Kane wasn't in the game at all. No goal, no assist – BILD grade 6!
“Only his effort was right: he ran 10.8 km, only Mazraoui ran more for Bayern.
“He should win the top scorer cannon. But he came to Bayern to win championships…”
Kane is not giving up hope on winning the first piece of silverware in his career and came out fighting.
He told Sky Sports: “We didn’t play well with the ball. I thought the pressure, especially in the first half and even in the second half, we pressed them well, but every time we won it back we gave it straight back to them.
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“That allowed them to build momentum. In the final third we weren’t good in one-vs-one battles, we weren’t good in duels, the final delivery wasn’t there today, so a really disappointing day with the ball.
“We’re five points behind now but there are still a lot of games to go. This one hurts, we wanted a different outcome, but we have to focus on, first, the Champions League, and obviously the next game.
“There are a lot of games to be played and we have to try and make up as many points as we can, as quickly as we can.”
On whether Bayern were now underdogs, Kane added: “That’s not for us to decide. That’s for everyone else to decide.
“For us, we have to focus on ourselves, we have to improve, we have to get better. We know that. The games are coming thick and fast so we have to turn it around quick.”
Up next for Bayern is a trip to Lazio in the Champions League on Tuesday.
