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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jacob Steinberg at the Allianz Arena

Kane at double as Bayern Munich spoil Chelsea’s Champions League return

Harry Kane celebrates after scoring Bayern Munich’s second goal against Chelsea.
Harry Kane celebrates after scoring the first of his two goals against Chelsea. Photograph: Angelika Warmuth/Reuters

The Allianz Arena will always hold cherished memories for Chelsea but when they pick through the wreckage of their first night back in the Champions League there will be plenty of moments that they would rather not have to think about again.

Back at the ground where they became European champions for the first time, there was the brief prospect of the team in blue pulling off another unlikely heist in Bavaria. Yet while there was defiance after Bayern Munich went 2-0 up inside 27 minutes, Cole Palmer halving the deficit with typical nonchalance, the problems at the other end were too great for Chelsea to overcome.

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