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33 goals in 33 games: this is the balance of Harry Kane, who scored a double last night (Tuesday) and sent Bayern Munich to the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 0:3 win over Lazio in the return match in the round of 16.
After the 1:0 loss in Rome, Bayern needed its "savior" and received him in a big way.
Kane pushed twice from close range and was helped by another goal from Müller en route to the quarter-finals.
The one who recorded another impressive milestone in this game is Manuel Neuer, who equaled Iker Casillas with the most clean sheets in the history of the factory (57 in 136 games).
Casillas, by the way, did record the same amount but in 177 games and in third place is another legendary goalkeeper - Gianluigi Buffon, of course, who did it 52 times.
A bad season for Bayern, but a wonderful one for him.
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Thomas was kicked on his foot after the game and when asked about it after the game, he answered: "I kicked a box during my motivational speech in the dressing room and injured my toe. I don't think I can take the shoe off. The team didn't understand why I was sitting for almost 90 minutes."
About the game itself he said: "We managed to stay focused for the 90 minutes, we didn't do crazy things. At the end it looked a little easier than it really was."
The coach was renamed with the backing of president Herbert Hainer, who said: "Thomas is an excellent coach. Of course, if we were relegated it would be an unfortunate situation, but he is very focused and there is clarity at the moment in the club. Everyone knows where they stand. We want to end the season with him."
"It was a perfect night for us. A great game," said Harry Kane, who was chosen as the man of the match, "We were behind 1:0 from the first game and it was a big moment in our season. My goals? In the first goal I was just in the box, in the second goal I took my time in the finish. We've been working on it all week. I hope this will be the turning point in our season. If we play like this in the rest of the games, we'll win. As a striker, I'm judged by goals and assists and I'm happy that I helped the team. From a personal point of view, it's a good season, but from a team point of view, it's clear that we need to improve."
"We want to enjoy this feeling a little," said Thomas Müller, the scorer of the second goal, "no matter what was written in the papers today or yesterday. The team deserved this victory. We are not that messy. We have problems on the pitch, that's true - but today everything was Good".
Eric Dier added: "We knew it was a very important game, and we handled it well. There is still a long way to go and everything is possible in the Champions League. We are excited for the quarterfinals."
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