Kane involved in both Bayern goals

Bayern drew 2:2 with Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, 21 October, and Harry Kane was involved in both of the German side's goals. Arsenal had taken a 1:0 lead before Bayern struck back. Kane played in Alphonso Davies for the equaliser in the 35th minute, then converted a penalty he had won himself to make it 2:1. Arsenal levelled at 2:2 by the end of 90 minutes, and Kane was named player of the match for his display.

The pass that set up Davies

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer spotted that Davies had a chance for a one-on-one with Jurrien Timber on the left and passed the idea on to Kane. Kane then played the ball roughly 50 metres into Davies's run, but that move did not lead to a goal. The equaliser came after a throw-in, when Kane received the ball in the centre circle and was given a second too much time by the Arsenal defence. He cut the ball so that Timber was bypassed and it reached Davies, who finished with one touch past Raya.

Kane described the pass himself after the match.

“The pass itself was definitely one of my best.”

Tom Bischof, speaking on DAZN, called the pass unbelievable and said it was crazy.

The Ballon d'Or race

Betting odds make Kane the favourite for the award as the world's best footballer, ahead of Spain's World Cup winner Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona and World Cup top scorer Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid. The award is presented on Monday, 26 October, in London. Asked about his chances before the Bundesliga top match at SC Freiburg, Kane said he was trying not to think too much about it.

“Of course Monday could be a special evening. We have to wait and see.”

Kane also extended a run in Europe's top competition, scoring in his tenth consecutive Champions League game. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has a better streak, the eleven straight games he scored in for Real Madrid. Kane's form has been strong across seasons, with 73 goals in 65 competitive matches last season for Bayern and England.

Bayern's squad and the contract question

Kane has scored 102 goals in 100 games for Bayern, according to Tagesspiegel. For England he is the record cap holder with 125 appearances and the record scorer with 91 goals. Tagesspiegel said Bayern lacked their best team-mates in the game, as Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich were injured, suspended or absent, and Luis Díaz was largely missing for injury, suspension or personal reasons. Asked about the timing of an extension for Kane, Bayern sporting director Max Eberl answered simply that it was not the time for that question.