Kane Confident Bayern Can Reach UCL Final Despite PSG Defeat

Kane bullish after loss to PSG

Harry Kane bullish on Bayern UCL final chances after 5-4 loss at PSG. Upamecano, Diaz cut 5-2 deficit. Second leg in Munich next week..

Harry Kane scores 13th UCL goal in 5-4 loss to PSG, sets English record. Bayern fight back from 5-2 down...

 

Harry Kane believes Bayern Munich’s fighting spirit in their 5-4 thriller against Paris Saint-Germain will be key for the Champions League semi-final second leg in Germany next week.

The Bavarians looked beaten when PSG struck twice in two minutes early in the second half to go 5-2 up.

 

Bayern, however, hit back with goals from Dayot Upamecano and Luis Díaz in a three-minute spell to make it 5-4, significantly boosting their chances of turning the tie around next week in Munich.

Atletico Madrid face Arsenal in the other semi-final on Wednesday.

“It'll be who ‌takes their moments next week,” said Kane, who ⁠put the visitors in ‌front with a 17th-minute penalty. “There were a lot of moments out there today, and it's probably going to be the same next week. So, us being at home with the crowd behind us, we hope that can push us over the line.”

“Overall, we had moments where we could have ⁠killed the game earlier on as well. So, we take a lot of pride in the fact that we got back to 5-4 because away from home, being 5-2 down could be a really tough ‌place to be. But we fought and we're back in the tie.”

Harry Kane has now scored in five straight appearances in the #UCL knockout stage ✅ pic.twitter.com/u4CPRhiWcN

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Kane, who became the first English player to score in six straight Champions League games, now has 13 goals in the competition this season.

The match will go down as an instant classic after becoming the highest-scoring semi-final leg in Champions League history.

“We had moments where we could have been more clinical in the final pass or the final finish,” Kane said. “We felt we got better and better, especially as the game went on, they started to tire. We've ‌just got to bring the same intensity. We're going to need more of that next week.”

“I think we saw two high-level teams out there today, especially in the attacking play and in the transitions, the speed, the ⁠intensity in the one-against-one battles. ⁠Two of the top ‌teams going toe-to-toe,” said the England captain.

The definition of an end-to-end game 🤯

All to play for next week at home! 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/VNxekxhBPe

— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) April 28, 2026