There's no trophy this time, too. At this point, it can be seen as almost 'Walking Victory Suppression'.
The powerful 'suppression of victory' following Harry Kane (32, Bayern Munich) exerted a terrifying influence at another decisive moment.
Bayern Munich, led by Kane, drew 2-2 in the second leg of the 2024-2025 European Champions League (UCL) quarterfinals against Inter Milan at 4 a.m. on the 17th (Korea time). Munich, which lost 1-2 in the first round, failed to advance to the semifinals with a combined score of 3-4. Munich's UCL journey ended in the quarterfinals.
Kane, who has everything as a striker, but is the only one who has no career championship, left his former team Tottenham Hotspur for the championship and moved to Munich in the summer of 2023.
Until Kane joined, Munich was a team that won the championship 'as if it were a meal'. In the German Bundesliga alone, he has been lifting the trophy for 11 consecutive seasons. In UCL, he also lifted the big year in the 2012-2013 season and the 2019-2020 season. He also won numerous cups.
Therefore, Kane's decision to play Munich as a transfer opponent seemed to be the best option to secure the championship. However, one crucial critical variable destroyed the optimal choice.
Kane's deterrent to the championship was stronger than Munich's victory energy. Since Kane joined, Munich's winning streak has been cut off like a lie. First of all, Kane missed the Bundesliga championship in the 2023-2024 season, when he joined for the first time, and the '12th consecutive season of winning' was thwarted.
In addition, they were eliminated early in the round of 32 in the DFB-Pokal Cup. They also finished second in the DFL - Super Cup, and UCL stopped in the semifinals. Since Kane joined the team, Munich has missed a total of six trophies.
Kane was the Bundesliga's top scorer from his first season, while scoring 44 goals in all tournaments. His personal performance was at its highest level, surpassing that of Tottenham's heyday, but strangely, he did not lead to the championship. It's a typical 'King of Nothing' style that has always come out of Tottenham. Kane was frustrated.
However, in the second season, 2024-2025 season, Kane's 'suppression of winning' continues. Kane's first career championship is expected to be possible as he has maintained his No. 1 position in the Bundesliga. But this cannot be entirely reassured either. It is only six points behind Leverkusen in second place. There are five more games left, so there is a possibility of a reversal. Last season, he also gave up the championship at the last minute.
If he wins at least the Bundesliga, Kane's weary deterrent to the championship could be weakened a little.
It's all frustrating in other competitions. In the Pokal Cup, he was eliminated early in the third round. He is also eliminated from the quarterfinals in this UCL.
Kane is still scoring a lot of goals. He is likely to win his second consecutive Bundesliga scoring title, and has scored a total of 34 goals in all competitions. However, this power did not come out properly in the UCL quarterfinals.
I was completely lethargic in the first game. At least, he scored the first goal in the 6th minute of the second half in the second game. But this did not lead to victory. In particular, he missed a decisive goal chance at the last minute of the second game. Kane missed three or four good goals in the first and second games. It was uncharacteristic. It is the moment when the power of the 'walking championship deterrent' was exerted.
Kane's performance throughout the first and second games of the quarterfinals was not enough. Both games were largely lethargic. At least in the second game, he scored one goal with his concentration and excellent finishing kick. However, he missed about four good scoring opportunities in both games. In the second game, there were many disappointing moments, such as not being able to kick the ball into the opponent's empty goal.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
