Kane praises Bayern for staying focused after 'outrageous' Osnabruck goal

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ShareRobin Meissner scored a wondergoal to put Bayern Munich at risk of a DFB-Pokal upset on Wednesday, but Harry Kane led their fightback.Harry Kane praised his Bayern Munich team-mates for not losing their heads following an "outrageous" start to their DFB-Pokal tie against second-tier Osnabruck.In front of a boisterous home crowd, Osnabruck – who were only promoted to the 2. Bundesliga last season – went ahead through Robin Meissner's incredible, dipping volley in the fifth minute of Wednesday's game.But Bayern responded strongly as Kane helped himself to a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Tom Bischof and Michael Olise.Last season's DFB-Pokal champions were deserving victors, ultimately racking up 3.11 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots, compared to Osnabruck's 0.13 from five attempts.But Kane knows things could have been very different if Vincent Kompany's men had let their heads drop at 1-0 down.Kane told the club's website: "I think it was a good performance. Games like this are never easy. We played away from home against a good side and the atmosphere the fans created was really impressive. "In games like this, you have to be disciplined and mentally switched on – especially when the opponents start with such an outrageous goal. That was an incredible goal. "We had to stay calm, and I think we had the game under control the whole time. It would've been nice if we'd scored one or two more goals earlier, but overall, it was a good away win. "The key was remaining disciplined, moving the ball quickly and controlling their counters. We spoke a lot before the game about how they could be a threat to us. "It was a case of playing quickly with the ball and making it difficult for them. We have a lot of great attacking players and when we get into the dangerous areas, we can score goals."Three of the last six seasons have seen Bayern go out of the DFB-Pokal in the second round, and last term's cup triumph was their first since 2019-20.And Kompany was delighted to pass what proved to be a difficult first test in the 2026-27 edition."We kept finding the spaces and the chances eventually became bigger as well. We were battling their compactness in the first half; in the second they tried to press us, which also gave us opportunities," Kompany said."At the end of the day, it's a 4-1 win away in the cup. You can't get much better than that against a compact, defensively strong team, who have built their success on that. "The first goal was incredible. You obviously know it can be difficult here, and then you get a goal like that in the first 10 minutes. That was certainly crazy, but we stayed calm – that was vital."Robin Meissner scored a wondergoal to put Bayern Munich at risk of a DFB-Pokal upset on Wednesday, but Harry Kane led their fightback.Harry Kane praised his Bayern Munich team-mates for not losing their heads following an "outrageous" start to their DFB-Pokal tie against second-tier Osnabruck.In front of a boisterous home crowd, Osnabruck – who were only promoted to the 2. Bundesliga last season – went ahead through Robin Meissner's incredible, dipping volley in the fifth minute of Wednesday's game.But Bayern responded strongly as Kane helped himself to a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Tom Bischof and Michael Olise.Last season's DFB-Pokal champions were deserving victors, ultimately racking up 3.11 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots, compared to Osnabruck's 0.13 from five attempts.But Kane knows things could have been very different if Vincent Kompany's men had let their heads drop at 1-0 down.Kane told the club's website: "I think it was a good performance. Games like this are never easy. We played away from home against a good side and the atmosphere the fans created was really impressive. "In games like this, you have to be disciplined and mentally switched on – especially when the opponents start with such an outrageous goal. That was an incredible goal. "We had to stay calm, and I think we had the game under control the whole time. It would've been nice if we'd scored one or two more goals earlier, but overall, it was a good away win. "The key was remaining disciplined, moving the ball quickly and controlling their counters. We spoke a lot before the game about how they could be a threat to us. "It was a case of playing quickly with the ball and making it difficult for them. We have a lot of great attacking players and when we get into the dangerous areas, we can score goals."Three of the last six seasons have seen Bayern go out of the DFB-Pokal in the second round, and last term's cup triumph was their first since 2019-20.And Kompany was delighted to pass what proved to be a difficult first test in the 2026-27 edition."We kept finding the spaces and the chances eventually became bigger as well. We were battling their compactness in the first half; in the second they tried to press us, which also gave us opportunities," Kompany said."At the end of the day, it's a 4-1 win away in the cup. You can't get much better than that against a compact, defensively strong team, who have built their success on that. "The first goal was incredible. You obviously know it can be difficult here, and then you get a goal like that in the first 10 minutes. That was certainly crazy, but we stayed calm – that was vital."