Harry Kane finally gets his hands on first career trophy as Bayern Munich win Bundesliga in style
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HARRY KANE proved during the week he cannot sing to save his life.
But on the day the England captain finally got his hands on some silverware, an occasion he will certainly never forget, Kane gave a reminder that he is half decent at scoring goals.
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Harry Kane leads the rejoicing as Bayern revel in their latest title glory
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The striker makes a small piece of kiss-tory for himself
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Harry Kane fired the opener in a 2-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach
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Bayern clinched the Bundesliga title six days earlier without kicking a ball as Bayer Leverkusen drew with Freiburg.
Kane celebrated with his team-mates in a posh Munich restaurant before murdering 'We Are The Champions', 'Sweet Caroline' and 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'.
With beers flowing in the stands from an hour before kick-off, the Bavarian party was well underway in Bayern's penultimate game of the season by the time Kane struck in the 31st minute before former Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise got a late second .
After the game, Kane and his team walked back onto the pitch along a red carpet and onto a podium.
Kane's frustrations over a trophyless first season at Bayern, the pain of not winning anything with his boyhood team Spurs and devastating two losses in major finals with England were replaced by the joy of finally being a winner.
His latest goal also broke yet another record. Kane's header saw him become the first player in German history to score 25 goals or more in his first two Bundesliga seasons.
The header was an 81st goal in 90 games since leaving Bayern for Spurs for £104million.
Despite receiving criticism in some quarters for not scoring in big games - although he did strike against Inter Milan in the quarter-finals - the 31-year-old has already become the club's main man.
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Kane is ecstatic after finally picking up major silverware
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Equally, it was also a special day for Eric Dier who followed his pal from north London to Bavaria 18 months ago and has also won his first title.
The defender is now heading to Monaco after turning down a one-year contract to stay in Germany and he featured in a presentation on the pitch before the game and was given a standing ovation.
Harry Kane celebrates with Bayern team-mates after FINALLY winning a trophy
Once the game started, Bayern were lethargic and seemed to be paying the price for their boozy celebrations.
Yet Kane scored with his first chance and it was very much made in England as the player delivering his 14th assist of the season was Olise.
While he plays for France, Olise grew up in London and played for Reading and Palace before making a £50million move last summer. He then delivered a deft finish for his 16th goal in the 90th minute.
Certainly for Bayern fans, apart from paying tribute to their new goal hero, this day was all about saying farewell to 35-year-old Thomas Muller who is ending his 25-year association with the club.
Bayern were hoping that Muller, 35, would score a 249th goal on what was his 751st appearance.
He had a couple of moments but on both occasions his shots were blocked.
And in the 83rd minute, Muller - who could end up playing in MLS - left the Allianz pitch for the last time and was given a guard of honour by the subs and coaching staff before a few of the first-team belatedly joined in.
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Michael Olise sealed Bayern's win the the final minute
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Thomas Muller enjoys his send-off in his final Bayern home game, as Kane and Leon Goretzka join in the celebrations
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Kane was replaced in injury-time and received a big hug from his manager Vincent Kompany who must be thankful Thomas Tuchel signed the striker a couple of years ago.
For ex-Manchester City defender Kompany, this was also an unforgettable occasion.
And this was in stark contrast to a year ago today when as manager of Burnley, Kompany suffered a 2-1 loss to Spurs for a 23rd Premier League defeat of the season.
If you had told him that 12 months later, he would have been doing a victory lap around the pitch at the Allianz, you have to wonder what the reply would have been.
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Departing legend Thomas Muller shows all his emotions as he hugs Harry Kane, with Eric Dier applauding in the background
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England skipper Kane saluted fans amid a carnival atmosphere
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