When Bayern Munich had lost the lead against Real Madrid and suddenly had to hunt for goals, Harry Kane was no longer at his best for the Germans.
– Thomas Tuchel has a problem here. He has switched to a defensive team, pointed out TV 2 commentator Øyvind Alsaker after Joselu’s 2-1 goal.
From former Bayern Munich player Owen Hargreaves, coach Thomas Tuchel receives harsh criticism for taking out his top scorer after 85 minutes of play.
– It was unexpected that Kane went out. It is one of the biggest decisions on a switch made. You take out a fantastic player with 44 goals to put in a new striker in Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, says Hargreaves on TNT Sports.
SUBSTITUTE: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (right) replaced Harry Kane on top for Bayern Munich with five minutes of normal time remaining. Photo: Susana Vera / Reuters / NTB
– There were five minutes left and ten minutes of overtime. I love Tuchel but I don’t know why he did it. Kim Min-jae came in ten minutes before, and it was quite comfortable. Bayern had it in their own hands, but missed it. You can’t take out Kane, says the former national team player for England.
Tuchel’s explanation
However, Thomas Tuchel claims he had no choice.
– He could not continue. The front quartet all had to go out. Harry has a problem with his back, says the Bayern Munich coach to DAZN.
TOK UT KANE: Bayern Munich striker Thomas Tuchel. Photo: Juan Medina / Reuters / NTB
From the bench, Kane could see his team squander the 1-0 lead. Two goals by Joselu sent Bayern Munich out and Real Madrid through 4-3 on aggregate.
It means that Bayern Munich ends the season without a single trophy for the first time since the 2011/12 season. Bayer Leverkusen have been superior in the Bundesliga, while it was an embarrassing exit for Saarbrücken from level three in the cup.
STILL WITHOUT A TROPHY: Bayern Munich’s super striker Harry Kane. Photo: Juan Medina / Reuters / NTB
– The others failed him
Kane still stands without a single trophy during his career.
– He has done his part of the job. He has scored the goals he is paid for and which led to his signing. It’s more like the others let him down, because he has produced goals and created chances for the others, says former Manchester United stopper Rio Ferdinand on TNT Sports.
– He has scored more than 40 goals, and that is a ridiculously high number. That is more than he has scored previously. The finger should not be pointed at Kane. He will have a hard time tonight, perhaps more than anything else, because it is the first time in eleven years that they have not won the league, says Ferdinand.
FREQUENTLY RIDICULED: Harry Kane has bagged goals for Tottenham, Bayern Munich and the English national team, but he has the benefit of winning a trophy. Photo: Juan Medina / Reuters / NTB
The English goal machine has at times been ridiculed for its trophy drought.
– He will get more opportunities, and they will fight for the Champions League again, but it is sad. He can win the EC, but a man of that quality needs to start winning trophies soon. I’m sure he will do it, says former Manchester City player Micah Richards CBS.
– He will win trophies at Bayern Munich. He has a contract for two more years. Bayern is a club that is taking back the Bundesliga throne. They can’t expect to win the Champions League every season, but they’re always going to be opi there, follows Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher up in the same TV studio.
Dortmund and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final on Saturday 1 June.