MUNICH, Germany: Harry Kane insists Bayern Munich are not afraid to face Real Madrid after confirming their place in the Champions League quarter-finals by defeating Atalanta early this morning.
Kane, who came off the bench in the first leg, scored twice as Bayern won 4-1 to complete a 10-2 aggregate victory and book a meeting with the 15-time European champions.
“We’re not afraid of anyone,” the England captain told DAZN about the meeting against Real.
“We know it’s going to be tough, but with the confidence from this game and the season so far, we just have to keep doing what we’re doing.”
The two goals bring Kane’s Champions League goal tally to 50 goals from 66 matches.
This season, he has scored 47 goals in 39 games in all competitions – his highest tally in a single season with the club.
Bayern are now comfortably leading the Bundesliga with a nine-point lead with eight matches remaining, having lost only two of their 41 matches in all competitions this season.
In his debut season in Germany, Kane lost to Real in the semi-finals on aggregate, before the Spanish club beat Borussia Dortmund in the final at Wembley.
Kane, who wore the Bayern captain’s armband for the first time in the Champions League, suggested his team had learned from the defeat and knew how to face Real.
“Every time you face Real Madrid in the Champions League, you have to be prepared for a tough challenge and a tough fight,” he said.
“You have to be prepared to play a certain way and we will be prepared for that.”
Bayern have not beaten the Spanish giants since the semi-finals of the 2011-12 season.
“Both clubs are giants,” said Bayern manager Vincent Kompany.
“Who is better now doesn’t matter – the history of both clubs is great.
“It will be a special match. Honestly, as the level increases, Real will get better. That’s why I expect a very high-quality match.
“It’s good for the fans – including neutral fans – but ultimately we want to win.”