Harry Kane's debut for Bayern Munich dominated the back pages in Germany on Sunday morning - but not in the positive way he'd hoped for.
The England captain, who completed his Β£100million move from Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, wasn't able to pick up the first silverware of his career in the German SuperCup.
Bundesliga champions Bayern lost 3-0 at home to cup holders RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena in the traditional season curtain-raiser on Saturday night.
And while Kane made his debut after coming off the bench in the 63rd-minute with Bayern two-down, he was unable to make any impact, touching the ball just three times in 27 minutes of action.
Instead, Leipzig's Dani Olmo was the match-winner with an impressive hat-trick as they landed the first blow ahead of next weekend's Bundesliga kick-off.
'No title for Kane,' read the back page of Bild am Sonntag. 'He never imagined his debut like this.'
Their inside match report headline said: 'Olmo ruins Kane's party: Spaniard's hat-trick steals the show.'
Bild's report described how a new era began for Bayern when record signing Kane emerged from the subs bench to a standing ovation at 10.08pm local time.
75,000 spectators in the stadium gave Kane a warm welcome as he made his debut a mere 26 hours after landing in Bavaria.
They also feature coach Thomas Tuchel's joyous comments about 'taking the England skipper out of England'.
He told beIN SPORTS pre-match: 'We took the England skipper out of England to the German league!
'It is a huge achievement for everybody who worked on the transfer.'
But afterwards, Tuchel could only apologise to Kane, 30, for the team's poor display as his wait for a trophy continues.
'I feel sorry for him. We did not keep the momentum going. We did not create enough for him,' he said.
'We don't expect him to be the superhero. We just expect him to be who he is. A top guy, a top goalscorer and a top personality.
'He will help us a lot. We need exactly his attitude to help us step out of the circle of repetitive performances like this. He does not need to learn from us. We need to learn from him.'
Ditabilmtz
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Kane is proven goal scorer in the team that has record number of Bundesliga winners medal. This is deadly nd unstoppable combination.
Ditabilmtz
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Had Kane been given the start, he could have made the difference,no doubt about it.
Bayern_DNA
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But I don't agree with the transfer fees given for Kane. If they had to use 100m, then they should have invested on a young ST, or they would have good options like vlahovic, shick, sesko, or even with this fee they would have gone for oishmen. they should have a wait for 1 season. Kane was free for next year, and they had Tel. They would have developed him better. After buying Kane yet, the result would be the same bundesliga will be won by Bayern but not UCL.
Think about Brand Value, Harry Kane has a higher brand value than β¬100m. Sponsors will like him. He is a super star.
Citmntuz
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But I don't agree with the transfer fees given for Kane. If they had to use 100m, then they should have invested on a young ST, or they would have good options like vlahovic, shick, sesko, or even with this fee they would have gone for oishmen. they should have a wait for 1 season. Kane was free for next year, and they had Tel. They would have developed him better. After buying Kane yet, the result would be the same bundesliga will be won by Bayern but not UCL..
Citmntuz
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Please don't start to blame Harry Kane. He was at the bench while we gave away the game. He had very little to do. Just encourage him so that he can show hist best performance in future.
But I don't agree with the transfer fees given for Kane. If they had to use 100m, then they should have invested on a young ST, or they would have good options like vlahovic, shick, sesko, or even with this fee they would have gone for oishmen. they should have a wait for 1 season. Kane was free for next year, and they had Tel. They would have developed him better. After buying Kane yet, the result would be the same bundesliga will be won by Bayern but not UCL.
Bayern_DNA
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Please don't start to blame Harry Kane. He was at the bench while we gave away the game. He had very little to do. Just encourage him so that he can show hist best performance in future.
KidRockz
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I hope Kane isn't destined to be trophyless until he retired..
biscmnouz
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seems sir Harry has brought the Tottenham trophyless jinxed with him all the way to germany....tuchel be warned beware
CollinoAbo
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Trophy πββοΈπ away from Kane
richkid842
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trophy π to Harry kane catch me if you can [byebye][byebye][Crylaugh]
hansing
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Bayern will sack Tuchel for
Gudiest
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Bayern directors going to beg Tottenham to come take Kane back for free
Gudiest
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Official: Bayern have signed contract with Kane to stop π winning π₯ trophies π