Harry Kane labelled ‘best striker in the world’ after England captain’s moment of genius for Bayern against Barcelona

HARRY KANE was dubbed the "best striker successful the world" for his genius decorativeness against Barcelona.

The England captain, 31, saw his Bayern Munich broadside autumn down with conscionable 57 seconds connected the clock.

But helium responded successful immoderate benignant astatine the Barcelona Olympic Stadium - utilized portion the Nou Camp is renovated.

With 18 minutes gone, Michael Olise switched the play to Serge Gnabry successful the near channel.

And the erstwhile Arsenal antheral got into the container earlier crossing for the ex-Tottenham striker.

It flashed crossed the look of extremity astatine gait and astatine a hard height.

But Kane showed adept quality to acrobatically redivert the volley with his instep.

The shot flew backmost past Barca goalkeeper Inaki Pena Sotorres and into the nett arsenic the No9 landed connected the turf aft his flying finish.

And fans could not get capable of the "beautiful" extremity from the peculiar striker, whose 34 Champions League goals person each travel from wrong the area.

One said: "Harry Kane is the champion striker successful the world."

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Another wrote: "Harry Kane is simply a precise very precise very precise bully shot player."

A 3rd added: "Harry Kane is an insane player."

And a last idiosyncratic replied: "That Kane finish… WOW."

Ironically, it was the 2nd clip connected the nighttime Kane had recovered that country of the net.

However, his archetypal celebrations were chopped abbreviated erstwhile his tenth-minute header was ruled retired by VAR for a marginal offside.

Even so, his exquisite equaliser took Kane's tally successful this season's Champions League to 5 - apical of the Golden Boot race.

He hit four, including 4 penalties, arsenic Bayern thumped Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 but helium fired a blank successful the shock 1-0 decision astatine Aston Villa.

That besides sees Kane mode retired successful beforehand arsenic the apical scorer successful the Champions League since the commencement of past play - with his 13 4 wide of Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior connected nine.

Barcelona made the cleanable commencement arsenic skipper Raphinha pounced connected a ace precocious enactment and a antiaircraft error.

Joshua Kimmich messed up his clearance and the ex-Leeds antheral raced done earlier rounding Manuel Neuer to interruption the deadlock successful the archetypal minute.

But pursuing Kane's equaliser, Barca retook the pb erstwhile Robert Lewandowski knocked into an ungarded nett against his erstwhile employers.

The extremity was allowed to basal erstwhile a propulsion connected Kim Min-jae arsenic helium jumped to caput wide was judged by VAR not to beryllium capable for a foul successful the build-up.

And it was 3-1 connected the changeable of half-time.

An inch-perfect cross-field walk picked retired Raphinha and helium jinxed into the country earlier curling into the acold country beyond the diving Neuer.