Harry Kane did what he generally does best — score goals against London clubs — and led Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory over Chelsea to kick off their UEFA Champions League quest in Germany on Wednesday.
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Kane got two of Bayern’s three goals after Trevoh Chalobah shanked the opener into his own net in the 20th minute. It was Kane who drew the foul from Moises Caicedo and won the penalty, which he dispatched by sending goalkeeper Robert Sanchez one way and slotting it the other. 2-0 after 27 minutes, but Chelsea quickly answered as Malo Gusto and Cole Palmer played the ball back and forth on the counter-attack not even 90 seconds later. Gusto eventually cut it back to Palmer near the penalty spot and he made no mistake from there.
The score stayed 2-1 beyond the hour mark, but not by much. Kane went 1-on-3 against a triangle of blue shirts, receiving the ball just outside the box and immediately turning toward goal. No touches required, just a quick repositioning of his body to shape a shot around Sanchez and tuck it just inside the far post.
Players to score 20+ goals for two different clubs in the European Cup/Champions League:
— Will Jeanes (@will_jeanes) September 17, 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo:
105 for Real Madrid & 21 for Manchester United
Neymar:
22 for PSG & 21 for Barcelona
Harry Kane 🆕:
21 for Tottenham & 20 for Bayern Munich
What’s next?
- Manchester United vs Chelsea — Saturday, 12:30 pm ET
- Chelsea vs Benfica — Tuesday, Sept. 30, 3 pm ET (next UCL fixture)
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea live updates - by Andy Edwards
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea final score: 3-1
Goalscorers: Trevoh Chalobah (20' - OG), Harry Kane (27' - PK), Cole Palmer (29', 89'), Harry Kane (63')
OFFSIDE! Palmer finishes brilliantly but VAR says NO GOAL (89')
Oh so close, and what a stellar finish it was from Palmer, but he went a tad too early as Andrey Santos played him in.
GOAL! Bayern 3-1 Chelsea: Kane slots home to restore the two-goal lead (63')
Harry Kane comes up clutch again for Bayern 😤 pic.twitter.com/GiQHpDbJCm
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GOAL! Bayern 2-1 Chelsea: Palmer answers immediately (29')
A gorgeous one-two 😮💨
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Cole Palmer doing what he does best 🥶 pic.twitter.com/IUvBJZmxIu
GOAL! Bayern 2-0 Chelsea: Kane converts the penalty are Caicedo fouls him in the box (27')
Harry Kane from the spot: clinical 🎯 pic.twitter.com/vyMCaqZJrF
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OWN GOAL! Bayern 1-0 Chelsea: Olise’s cross goes in off Chalobah (20')
Trevoh Chalobah won't want to see that one back 🫣 pic.twitter.com/WZqM3gSUXD
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Bayern Munich starting lineup
Neuer - Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Stanisic - Kimmich, Pavlovic, Gnabry - Olise, Diaz, Kane
Chelsea starting lineup
Sanchez - Gusto, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella - Caicedo, James, Fernandez - Palmer, Neto, Pedro
How to watch Bayern Munich vs Chelsea live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 3pm ET Wednesday (September 17)
Venue: Allianz Arena — Munich, Germany
TV Channel/Streaming: Paramount+
Enzo Maresca’s young side remain unbeaten in the Premier League this season but a few injuries have cropped up at the back and with so many new faces arriving this summer (because, Chelsea) things have looked a little clunky so far. But when Chelsea click they are virtually unstoppable and the reigning Club World Cup champions have shown they can rise to the occasion in knockout competitions.
As for Bayern Munich, the reigning German champions have improved their already star-studded attack this summer with Luis Diaz arriving from Liverpool. He’s looked fantastic and talisman Harry Kane continues to score goals for fun — 93 goals in 101 games for Bayern in all competitions, and eight in five games so far this season — as Vincent Kompany’s side are going all-out for Champions League glory this season.
Bayern Munich team news, focus
The Bavarians are missing some big players through injury as Jamal Musiala is out long-term after suffering a horror leg break during the Club World Cup in the summer. Alphonso Davies remains out for a few more months as he recovers from his ACL injury, while Raphael Guerreiro is out with an abdominal issue. Bayern are stacked in attack with Gnabry, Olise and Diaz feeding Kane, while at the back Upamecano and Tah have already built a formidable partnership. If Bayern can tighten things up in defense they know they have the attackers to score goals for fun.
Chelsea team news, focus
Maresca has been dealing with injuries in defense and losing Levi Colwill just before the season began was a huge blow. Chalobah and Tosin have been okay but Chelsea need to improve defending counter attacks. Cucurella and James will start at left back and right back after being rested from the start in the draw at Brentford. Cole Palmer came on in that game too and scored within minutes of his return from injury and he should start at Bayern. With Liam Delap still out injured, expect Joao Pedro to lead the line and the likes of Pedro Neto, Estevao and Jamie Gittens to provide trickery and directness out wide.
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea prediction
This feels like it has a lot of goals in it as both teams prefer to go for it and attack. Bayern will just edge it given they are at home and their attackers are flying early in the season. Bayern Munich 3-2 Chelsea.
