Harry Kane trophy curse strikes again as Bayern Munich dumped out of German cup after goal from ex-Premier League star

HARRY KANE volition NOT triumph this season's German cupful aft Bayern Munich were dumped retired by Bayer Leverkusen past night.

Vincent Kompany's broadside fell 1-0 to the reigning holders courtesy of Nathan Tella's second-half strike.

Kane, 31, was absent for the lucifer aft appearing to endure a hamstring wounded during Saturday's 1-1 gully astatine Borussia Dortmund.

Kompany vowed to "solve things differently" without the ex-Tottenham striker disposable against Leverkusen.

But his side's task was made overmuch much hard connected 17 minutes, erstwhile Manuel Neuer was reddish carded for clearing retired Jeremie Frimpong aft racing disconnected his line.

Bayern held retired with 10 men for much than 50 minutes, earlier erstwhile Southampton and Burnley winger Tella headed location Alex Grimaldo's inviting cross.

Kompany's broadside pushed for an equaliser, with Michael Olise striking wide with conscionable seconds remaining.

But with their prima striker missing, they were incapable to conjure a extremity arsenic Leverkusen ran retired 1-0 winners.

This means that Kane volition not interruption his duck successful this season's DFB Pokal, Germany's home cup.

Despite having been a prolific goal-scorer for the past decade, Kane is yet to triumph immoderate large silverware.

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During his clip astatine Tottenham helium finished arsenic runner-up successful the Premier League, Champions League and doubly successful the League Cup.

He has besides doubly mislaid European Championship finals with England.

Kane moved to Bayern successful the summertime of 2023 with the purpose of adding immoderate titles to his CV.

But it has not yet worked retired that way.

Last play nether Thomas Tuchel, the German giants slumped to a third-place Bundesliga finish.

They were knocked retired of the DFB Pokal by second-tier FC Saarbrucken, and fell to eventual winners Real Madrid 4-3 connected aggregate successful the Champions League semi-finals.

Bayern beryllium 4 points wide astatine the apical of this season's Bundesliga array aft 12 games.

Kane has scored 20 successful 19 appearances successful each competitions, adding to the 44 successful 45 helium managed past season.

Updating fans connected Kane's fittingness yesterday, brag Kompany said: "There’s a accidental he’ll play again this year. He’ll decidedly miss a fewer games.

"You can’t regenerate him one-to-one. He’s a apical player."