JUDE BELLINGHAM had to be pushed away from Harry Kane by the referee as his England team-mate prepared to take a Bayern Munich penalty.
Bellingham’s Real Madrid were facing off against Kane’s Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals at the Allianz Arena.
Madrid had taken the lead against the run of play through Vinicius Jnr.
However, Bayern fought back as Leroy Sane netted the equaliser.
And the hosts then won the chance to take the lead after as Jamal Musiala was fouled in the box.
England captain Kane stepped up to take it – only for his Three Lions pal to try to put him off.
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Kane said: “I’m sure he was saying something to try and put me off but, thankfully, it was OK.
“I don’t know what he was saying. I saw him there mumbling something.
“I’ll have to ask him what he actually said. Once I’m in my zone I’m trying to block everything out.”
Referee Clement Turpin was seen having to push Bellingham away from Kane before the penalty could be taken.
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Bellingham eventually walked away to allow the England captain to take his effort.
Kane remained composed and slotted home the penalty by sending Andriy Lunin the wrong way.
Kane’s spot kick gave the Germans a 2-1 lead but two goals from Vinicius Jnr, the second also a penalty, set up next week’s Bernabeu return.
The winner will face Paris Saint-Germain or Borussia Dortmund in the Wembley final next month.
Kane, 30, who joined Bayern in a £105million summer deal from Spurs, is still chasing his first major trophy following Bayern’s domestic woes.
But he added: “The Champions League is the biggest of them all so if we can somehow get our hands on that one then of course it would be an amazing season. There’s still a long way to go.
“These are the big games I want to play in.
“This is why I came to the club. The atmosphere was incredible, I’m sure it will be the same at the Bernabeu.
“Real are one of the best teams in Europe and can punish you, like they did today.
“We’re disappointed we didn’t win but it’s all to play for next week.”
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Bellingham was subbed in the second half but Real boss Carlo Ancelotti confirmed he had been suffering with “cramps” and was “tired.”
The Italian added: “We didn’t play our best but the second leg will be exciting, open. You never know what will happen.”
This one will have stung Kane the most… what’s the German for schadenfreude?, says Dave Kidd
By Dave Kidd
OF all the trophies Harry Kane has missed out on, the Bundesliga will have stung the most.
This was supposed to have been a dead cert. This was nailed-on.
Bayern Munich had won 11 successive Bundesliga titles, so when the England captain signed for the great Bavarian powerhouse last summer, we all said: “Well, at least he’ll finally win something.”
Yet on Sunday evening, there were Bayer Leverkusen — known in Germany as ‘Neverkusen’ because they hadn’t previously won the league thanks to several late implosions — cavorting around, 16 points clear, unbeaten in all competitions and confirmed as champions with five games to spare.
And so the greatest trophy curse in footballing history continues.
And this one really is freakish because Leverkusen’s story is almost as extraordinary as Leicester City’s miracle title in 2015-16 — the season when Kane won his first Premier League Golden Boot and Tottenham ended up ‘third in a two-horse race’ behind Arsenal.
Kane is always the runner-up, always the nearly man, always the fall guy, too often a figure of fun for those taking pleasure in the misfortune of others.
Does anyone know the German word for schadenfreude…?
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