Kane makes Bayern debut in 3-0 Super Cup defeat

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England captain Harry Kane made his Bayern Munich debut as they lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup.

Only hours after completing his £86m move from Tottenham on Saturday, the striker came on as 64th-minute substitute to a huge cheer at the Allianz Arena.

He had a few touches but made little impact.

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Dani Olmo scored a hat-trick for Leipzig to deny 30-year-old Kane the first trophy of his career.

Olmo’s first goal was into the bottom corner after a cross was not cleared. His second was brilliant, spinning Matthijs de Ligt before slotting through Sven Ulreich’s legs.

The Spain forward got his hat-trick with a penalty after Kane’s introduction.

Kane will have better days in Germany once he gets to know his new team. It was a slight surprise he was involved, having only become a Bayern player on the morning of the game.

He has scored 354 goals in his career and is the record scorer for Tottenham with 280, and England with 58.

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Leipzig’s performance was especially impressive considering they lost three of their leading players to the Premier League this summer.

Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol joined Manchester City for £77m, Hungary midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai went to Liverpool for £60m and France striker Christopher Nkunku moved to Chelsea for £52m.

The German Super Cup is the equivalent of the Community Shield in England, with Bayern the Bundesliga champions and Leipzig the German Cup winners.

Bayern beat Leipzig 5-3 to win last season’s German Super Cup.

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