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Harry Kane has scored 44 goals in 59 Champions League matches England captain Harry Kane continued his incredible goalscoring run with two goals as Bayern Munich crushed Pafos in the Champions League. Kane, 32, has now scored 102 goals in 105 games for the German giants following his £86. 4m move from Tottenham in August 2023. He has 17 goals in nine club matches in 2025-26, including 11 in his past five appearances, as well as one goal for England in their 5-0 thrashing of Serbia this month. The Cypriot side were playing their first ever home game in the main phase of the Champions League but it only took the German champions 15 minutes to take the lead when Kane finished well with a first-time shot after being set up by Michael Olise. Raphael Guerreiro doubled Bayern's advantage five minutes later following good work from Nicolas Jackson, with the Senegal striker then grabbing his first goal for Bayern since his loan move from Chelsea after another Olise assist. Kane made it 4-0 after only 34 minutes with a left-footed strike from six yards, although the hosts got a goal back just before half-time through Mislav Orsic's excellent curled 20-yard effort. But Bayern restored their four-goal advantage midway through the second half when Olise fired into the roof of the net from a tight angle to seal the convincing victory. The visitors almost added a sixth in second-half injury-time only for Serge Gnabry and Jackson to both hit the post in quick succession. Bayern, two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, have now won all nine of their matches this season, scoring 35 goals in the process and have two victories from two in the Champions League. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 30th September 2025 at 23: 57 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Juan Carlos Carcedo Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Juan Carlos Carcedo Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions This will be the 50th game between Cypriot and German teams in major European competition, while only on one previous occasion has a Cypriot side won (D8 L40): APOEL Nicosia 2-1 Berliner FC Dynamo in the European Cup first round in October 1980. Bayern Munich have won all six of their previous game against Cypriot sides in European competition, scoring 31 goals and only conceding twice across the six matches. The most recent of those, however, came back in October 1990 in a 4-0 win over APOEL Nicosia in the European Cup. Bayern Munich have won 14 of their last 15 games when facing a side in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for the first time (D1), with BATE Borisov in October 2012 the last team to beat Bayern in their first meeting (3-1). Bayern Munich lost three of their four away games in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League last season (W1), losing against Aston Villa, Barcelona and Feyenoord. Prior to last term, they had gone 20 consecutive away matches without suffering a defeat in the group/league phase of the competition (W18 D2). Pafos earned a 0-0 draw at Olympiakos on MD1, despite playing over an hour of the match with 10 men (Bruno Felipe sent off in 25th minute). The Cypriot averaged just 27% possession from the 26th minute onwards, but conceded just three attempts on target in that time (from 18 total shots faced during the whole game). Of teams to have participated in the last two editions of the UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich have the lowest PPDA average (opp. passes per defensive action) of any side in the competition (8. 6). Similarly, they have also made the most high turnovers since the start of the previous edition (185). Pafos were the only team who didn’t record at least one 10+ pass sequence in open play on MD1 of the current UEFA Champions League season, while only Newcastle’s open play sequences (5. 22 seconds) were shorter than those of the Cypriot side (5. 27 seconds) in the opening round. While Pafos had the lowest pass completion rate of any team on MD1 of this season’s UEFA Champions League (66. 9%), Bayern Munich (90. 3%) were one of only three teams to complete at least 90 percent of their passes, along with Manchester City (92. 3%) and Paris SG (91. 6%). Following his brace against Chelsea on MD1, Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane now has the most combined goals and assists of any Englishman in the UEFA Champions League (53 – 42 goals, 11 assists), overtaking David Beckham (52 – 16 goals, 36 assists). Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich leads all players in the UEFA Champions League for line-breaking passes (226) since the start of last season, while only two players have made more passes breaking the opposition’s defensive line (24) in this period – one of which is his teammate Michael Olise (27 – along with Ousmane Dembélé, 32). Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Mislav Orsic (Pafos). Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Kostas Pileas. Attempt missed. Anderson Silva (Pafos) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir. Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München). Kostas Pileas (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Neofytos Michael (Pafos). Assisted by Serge Gnabry. Attempt blocked. David Goldar (Pafos) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mislav Orsic with a cross. Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Joshua Kimmich. Corner, Pafos. Conceded by Min-Jae Kim. Mislav Orsic (Pafos) is shown the yellow card. Mislav Orsic (Pafos) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation. Second Half begins Pafos 1, FC Bayern München 4. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Luis Díaz. First Half ends, Pafos 1, FC Bayern München 4. Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. Goal! Pafos 1, FC Bayern München 4. Mislav Orsic (Pafos) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Foul by Raphaël Guerreiro (FC Bayern München). Jajá (Pafos) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Neofytos Michael (Pafos). Assisted by Harry Kane with a through ball. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.