Harry Kane says Bayern Munich doesn’t need to hit panic buttons after 1st loss of the season

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane said the club doesn’t need to panic after they suffered their first loss of the season against Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League. The Gunners registered a comprehensive 3-1 win over the Bundes Liga champions. 

Harry Kane had a tough outing at the Emirates, failing to register a single shot on target. Meanwhile, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli scored in the second half for Arteta’s team after Jurrien Timber gave the team a 1-0 lead in the first half.

“It’s our first loss of the season and we don’t want to panic too much about it,” Kane told TNT Sports. “But we will learn about it for sure.

“They won the first and second balls. Set pieces, we knew they would be dangerous, but I’m sure we’ll see them [Arsenal] again in the later stages of the Champions League.

“They defended man for man pretty much all over the pitch. As I said, I don’t think it’s time to panic. We have played Chelsea, and Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal away. We have won the majority of our games.”

England captain Kane admitted his team lost the game because they could not handle Arsenal’s intensity in the second-half.

“It was a tough game which is kind of what we expected,” he said. “It was a good battle in the first half which was fairly even.

“Second half we didn’t quite have the same energy or intensity and we lost too many duels.”

On the other hand, Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta said his team defeated the ‘best side in Europe’. However, Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany downplayed the best team tag.

“We had this discussion three weeks ago when we played PSG,” Kompany said. “They were mentioning the same thing.

“But I don’t think any of us want to be the best team in November. We’re trying to use everything now to build our season towards being there in the important moments.”

Bayern Munich will next take on FC St. Pauli in the Bundesliga on Saturday.