HARRY KANE is on course to go trophyless again after Ciro Immobile heaped more misery on ten-man Bayern Munich after Dayot Upamecano was sent.
Immobile’s ice-cool spotkick on 69 minutes to made it four Champions League goals for the Italia striker.
The penalty was awarded after France centre-back Upamecano lunged in wildly and landed on Gustav Isaksen’s ankle in the box.
Thomas Tuchel is clearly feeling the heat, with cameras catching the ex-Chelsea boss with his head in his hands at the Stadio Olimpico.
Kane joined the club from Tottenham in a club-record deal in the summer, setting his sights on a first-major trophy.
But it feels like after eight months at the club he has already turned them into the toothless North Londoners.
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Before he arrived at Bayern they had won the Bundesliga 11-years on the spin before but are in second place in the table, five points behind Bayer Leverkusen.
Kane saw also Bayern lose the DFL Supercup at the start of the season before crashing out of the DFB-Pokal in the second round in November.
And a bleak performance for Tuchel’s side, who failed to have a shot on target in the first-half of the Champions League for the first time this season, has left fans convinced Kane is “cursed”.
The last time that happened was against Manchester City last April.
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It was also the first time they have lost the first leg of a Champions League last-16 game for the first time in 11 seasons.
Reacting on social media, one fan said: “Harry Kane trophy curse real.”
A second said: “Kane trophy curse is actually real.”
Another said: “Harry Kane came to win trophies at Bayern Munich but right now the trophy wants to win him.”
A fourth added: “I blame Kane. He is jinxed, the man can’t win a trophy.”
The two best chances of the opening half were thanks to ex-Spurs striker Kane with a close-range shot he would have normally gobbled up.
Later on Jamal Musiala fired over the bar after latching onto the end of a pretty passing sequence.
Tuchel cut an animated figure on the touchline and no doubt gave his players a tongue-lashing at the break.
But it was Lazio who emerged from the restart with a fire in their bellies.
They should have been ahead when a lofted ball floated from Luis Alberto to Isaksen who was one on one with Manuel Neuer.
He had the time to gather his footing but his shot was saved by an outstretched leg from the German shot-stopper
Kane headed over from 14 yards out, but in fairness to him the cross was looping high in the first place.
Things went from bad to worse for Bayern when Upamecano’s moment of madness sent him packing before Lazio broke the deadlock.
Tuchel hauled off Leroy Sane and Thomas Muller for forwards Mathys Tel and Eric Maxim Choup-Moting but they didn’t inject any more oomph into Bayern.
Kane blasted a free-kick at Lazio’s wall and that summed up the visitors’ frustrations for the night.
Speaking after the game, Kane told TNT Sports: “It’s been a really tough week.
“We started well. We had clear chances, myself, Jamaal had one, Josh had one, but in these games they are big moments and we weren’t able to take them.
“The second half was disappointing, we came out with less energy and confidence and we gave too many balls away.
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“Ultimately we got punished. Once you go down to ten men, it’s always difficult to find a way back into the game. We need to find more energy and confidence among ourselves.
“We’re still in the race for the Bundesliga and still in this tie when they come to our stadium in a few weeks. We have to keep fighting and turn the momentum around.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
