Harry Kane increased his goals tally to 17 in the 2025-26 campaign with a brace, while Michael Olise starred with two assists as Bayern Munich thrashed Champions League newcomers Pafos 5-1 on Tuesday. Nicolas Jackson scored his maiden goal for the Bavarian side since moving to Germany from Chelsea on loan on deadline day and ex-Liverpool star Luis Diaz contributed with an assist.
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It took a dominant Bayern side just 15 minutes to break the deadlock as Harry Kane found the back of the net. Michael Olise initiates the move after receiving a pass on the right side, before he switches legs and cuts into the box. The former Crystal Palace winger found Kane with a pinpoint pass, who found the back of the net with a quality shot.
Five minutes later, the visitors doubled the lead after Olise found Raphael Guerreiro with a pass inside the box. The left-back exchanged a quick one-two with Nicolas Jackson before firing the ball past the opponent's goalkeeper. A minute after the half-hour mark, it was once again Olise who stole the limelight as he beat a couple of Pafos defenders with silky stepovers before setting up for Jackson to score his first goal of the game.
Bayern piled more misery on Pafos as, after three minutes, Kane completed his brace, this time from Luis Diaz's assist. The England captain collected the ball on the edge of the box and went past three Pafos defenders with ease before finding the back of the net.
There was some relief for the hosts at the stroke of half-time as Mislav Orsic took advantage of a misunderstanding between Kim Min-Jae and Dayot Upamecano and fired the ball past Manuel Neuer with a long-range effort.
The Bundesliga giants continued to dominate the game after the break and finally extended their lead in the 68th minute. From a quick counter-attack, Jackson made a run down the middle and approached the Pafos goal before taking a shot, which was saved by Neofytos Michael but Olise found the back of the net from the second ball.
With the thumping win in Paphos, Bayern have now extended their winning streak to nine matches this season as they maintained a 100 per cent record.
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Kane might have contributed with a brace but it was Olise who stole the limelight with an exceptional performance throughout the 73 minutes he was on the pitch. The Frenchman provided two assists, scored one goal and was the key architect for Bayern's first goals. He was their star performer for the night.
THE BIG LOSER
The Pafos backline miserably failed to keep a check on the star-studded Bayern attack as they were completely blanked in the first 35 minutes of the game, which saw the visitors score four past them. They particularly looked clueless during Bayern's fourth goal as Kane comfortably went past three Pafos players inside the box. Overall, it was a night to forget for the Cypriot side.
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Kompany's side will be back in action this Saturday in the Bundesliga as they take on Eintracht Frankfurt in an away fixture.