Harry Kane goes off injured ahead of Champions League clash against Aston Villa as Bayern Munich provide update
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Harry Kane could miss Bayern Munich’s Champions League clash against Aston Villa with an ankle injury.
The England captain sustained a knock to his left ankle following a challenge by Bayer Leverkusen forward Amine Adli during the 1-1 draw between the Bundesliga big-hitters on Saturday.
The 31-year-old was substituted in the 86th minute of the match, thus throwing up questions whether he’ll feature in Bayern’s clash at Villa Park on Wednesday night, live on talkSPORT.
Sky Germany reports that Kane believes he’s ‘okay’ and will be ready to play against Villa.
“At first it was really painful and it was annoying to miss the last five or ten minutes of the game,” Kane has been quoted saying.
There was real concern about Kane’s availability immediately after the incident with Bayern sporting director Max Eberl reported to have said: “If Harry leaves the pitch, then it’s something.
“It doesn’t look good… now I hope he’s made of sturdy English stuff.”
However, there was more optimism about Kane’s knock after the match finished.
Bayern boss Vincent Kompany said: “I’m not a doctor, but I hope that maybe it will be enough for Wednesday.”
Meanwhile, Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen told journalists: “He took a hit. But as the doctors said, it’s probably nothing serious. We’ll have to look at it again tomorrow [Sunday].”
Kane has made a superb start to the season having scored ten goals in just seven appearances.
And four of those goals came in Bayern’s Champions League opener as they romped to a 9-2 victory over Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb.
They’re set to encounter a sterner test in Birmingham with the Villans making light work of Swiss side Young Boys, winning 3-0 in their first Champions League clash in 41 years.
Bayern remain top of the Bundesliga despite being held to the 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena.
The away side struck first when Robert Andrich swept the ball into the bottom left-hand corner of the Bayern goal from the edge of the box on 31 minutes.
However, Kompany’s side hit back just eight minutes later through a brilliant effort from distance by Aleksandar Pavlovic as he fired into the top right-hand corner.
In what was Kane’s first season at Bayern, their 11-year stranglehold of the Bundesliga title was loosened by Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen.
