"As the flight carrying Bayern Munich's squad and staff glides into the south-western corner of Cyprus in Monday's early evening, some of their experienced, decorated players might reflect that, until very recently, they never expected to be here as they gaze out of their windows. Their hosts, Pafos, have certainly come a long way to breathe this rarefied air, removing from their path along the way no less a name than Crvena Zvezda, whose vintage team themselves vanquished Bayern in an epic semi-final on"
"With his two goals from the four Harry Kane reached his Bayern century, and in double-quick time. In fact, he reached it faster than any other player in Europe's top five leagues has reached 100 goals for one club. With Cristiano Ronaldo having reached his Real Madrid ton in 105 games, at exactly the same pace as Erling Haaland did for Manchester City, Kane got there in 104."
"Some will use this as an opportunity to minimise the England captain's achievements in Germany, forgetting that for his goals against Bochum or Darmstadt you could easily mention Ronaldo's feasting on Hercules and Granada or Haaland's against Luton, Ipswich and Burnley. Such is the inevitability of Bayern-era Kane that it almost never felt like a question of whether he would hit the mark and take the record against Werder, but at what stage of the evening he would."
Bayern Munich traveled to Cyprus to face Pafos, a club that eliminated Crvena Zvezda en route from lower-profile origins to continental prominence. Bayern recorded a routine 4-0 victory over Werder Bremen, during which Harry Kane scored twice to reach 100 goals for Bayern. Kane reached the century in 104 games, faster than Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland reached 100 for Real Madrid and Manchester City respectively. Critics who diminish Kane's numbers by comparing opponents are contrasted with the inevitability of his scoring run. Kane's milestone arrived midway through the second half, following his 18th consecutive successful penalty.
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