Chelsea endured a disappointing return to the Champions League as they succumbed to a Harry Kane double in a 3-1 loss at Bayern Munich on Wednesday evening. The Blues – competing in Europe’s premier club competition for the first time since 2022-23 – played well for large spells but they could not build on Cole Palmer’s brilliant first-half strike as Vincent Kompany’s men emerged victorious at the Allianz Arena.
Enzo Maresca’s side started the game brightly, creating a few half chances through the marauding Malo Gusto down the right-hand side, but they fell behind when Michael Olise’s low cross was put into his own net by Trevoh Chalobah. And it looked like it was going to be a long evening for Chelsea when Moises Caicedo brought down Bayern star Kane inside the penalty area, with the England international converting the resulting spot-kick in emphatic fashion.
The visitors didn’t give up, though, and they reduced the arrears just two minutes later when Palmer – Chelsea’s main man once again – curled a beautiful effort past Manuel Neuer. However Maresca’s men found it difficult to make inroads in the second half and after Gusto lost possession in a perilous position, Kane then latched onto Serge Gnabry’s pass to kill the contest.
Here, GOAL rates the Chelsea players on show at the Allianz Arena…