Harry Kane Double Leads Bayern Munich to German Cup Victory

Bayern Munich overcame an early deficit to defeat second division Osnabrueck 4-1 in their German Cup opener, featuring two goals from Harry Kane.

A HARRY KANE double helped holders Bayern Munich come from a goal down to win 4-1 in their German Cup opener at second division Osnabrueck on Wednesday.

Tom Bischof and Michael Olise also got on the scoresheet as Bayern struck back after trailing early on when the hosts struck through a superb Robin Meissner strike.

“It’s never easy at an away ground with a very good atmosphere. They started the game with an amazing goal, and we had to stay calm,” Kane said.

“I’m happy we got the win. ” England captain Kane now has 148 goals in 150 games in all competitions for Bayern Munich, whom he joined from boyhood side Tottenham in 2023. Meissner had the hosts dreaming of a shock upset when he scored with a lovely dipping shot from outside the box after just five minutes.

Advertisement Bayern, the 21-time German Cup winners, were last eliminated at the first round in 1994 and quickly levelled things up when Kane hammered home a rebound. Bischof added another in similar fashion six minutes later to put Bayern in the box seat. Olise scored on 73 minutes and Kane converted a penalty with four minutes remaining to seal victory. On Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund beat fifth-division amateur side HEBC 5-0 in Hamburg.

Elsewhere, Ireland captain Katie McCabe was an unused substitute as Chelsea advanced in the Women’s Champions League proper, while Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan dumped former winners Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg out. Katie McCabe and Kyra Carusa progress in UWCL. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO Sakina Karchaoui scored a brace as PSG bagged four goals in extra-time against 10-player Frankfurt with the game — and the tie — level after 90 minutes.

Trailing 1-0 in Paris, the Germans were reduced to 10 players on 66 minutes after Australia forward Hayley Raso was dismissed for a second bookable offence. Yet Swede Rebecka Blomqvist equalised 10 minutes later to force extra-time, with the tie locked at 2-2 on aggregate. But Frankfurt ran out of steam in the extra period as PSG romped to a 6-2 aggregate victory.

A late goal from Elisa Polli had forced extra-time in Milan as Inter bounced back from losing the first leg in Germany 2-0 to match that score over 90 minutes. Pole Weronika Arasniewicz restored Wolfsburg’s advantage but an injury time goal at the end of extra-time by Bosnian Marija Milinkovic sent the tie to penalties.

Mara Alber missed for the Germans and Ivana notched the winner for Inter as Wolfsburg, winners in 2013 and 2014, were beaten 5-4 on penalties after the tie finished 3-3. Elsewhere, 2021 runners up Chelsea claimed a spot in the league stage, which starts on 22 September, by winning 1-0 away to Real Sociedad for a 6-2 aggregate success, while Switzerland’s Servette and Denmark’s HB Koge – club side of Kyra Carusa – also qualified.

Real Madrid beat Ajax 2-1, and 4-1 over the two legs, Juventus hammered Sankt Poelten by the same score after a 1-1 draw in the second leg, while Belgians Leuven also booked their place in the league phase draw, which takes place on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland. – © AFP 2026

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