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Harry Kane's 2025-2026 season is hard to explain.
Bayern Munich won a 4-1 victory over FC Cologne in the second round of the German Football Association (DFB) Pokal in the 2025-2026 season at Rhine-Energy Stadion in Cologne, Germany on the 30th (Korea time).
It was Kane again. Bayern was dragged away in the 33rd minute when they conceded the first goal from a corner kick. Kane was the troubleshooter on the verge of ending his 13-game winning streak. Bayern brought the game to square one in the 36th minute when Luis Diaz wrapped up an attack that began with Konrad Reimer's aggressive advance.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Kane momentarily penetrated from the penalty box. Kane, who competed with the defender due to Michael Olise's short pass, was pushed to square. Kane turned 360 degrees and scored a come-from-behind goal with a fantastic shot aimed at the corner of the opposite goal. It was a goal-scoring ability that made me admire it.
Kane flew up again in the 19th minute of the second half. Joshua Kimmich's corner kick was well delivered to the front of the gate, and Kane came up in front of the goalkeeper and finished. Five minutes later, Bayern ended their away trip to Cologne with a fantastic counter-attack that scored Olise's netting. Bayern raced towards the treble, setting a milestone of 14 consecutive wins since the opening for the first time in the history of the five major leagues.
It is no exaggeration to say that half of Kane's 14th consecutive win is his share. During his 14 matches, Kane scored 22 goals and added three assists. It is the level of offensive point productivity that Lionel Messi showed at Barcelona in his heyday. Kane scored an offensive point in every game except against Borussia Munich-Gladbach, which was the previous league game. In terms of personal performance, Kane made a personal career high season with 44 goals and 12 assists in the 2023-2024 season. Three months after the opening, he has already created half of the offensive points.
There is no striker anywhere in the world who is performing better than Kane this season. Kylian Mbappe is also having a crazy season with Real Madrid, but he is still short of Kane with 16 goals and two assists. The same goes for Elling Holan, who leads Manchester City with 15 goals and one assist. It is the first time in Kane's career that he has shone so early in the season.
In this atmosphere, Kane's possibility of winning the Ballon d'Or could be well talked about. If Bayern wins the league and goes up to the high round in the European Champions League (UCL), Kane's chances of winning could be very high.
The 2026 Ballon d'Or is likely to eventually be decided by his performance at the World Cup, with England, currently with Kane, very cruising. If Kane, who has been frustrated in the past two World Cups, leads England to a high position this time, it is possible for Kane to win the Ballon d'Or for the first time in his career.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
