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England attacker Harry Kane exploited sloppy the London club to score twice in Bayern Munich's convincing Champions League win.

Kane, in his thirties, won and scored a PK before wrapping up victory in the second half with a curled strike after a Malo Gusto mistake.

In the first half, Blues centre-back Chalobah inadvertently netted an own goal, while a comeback Palmer drilled a attempt into the roof of the net to get a consolation on his century outing in all games for the west Londoners.

Came chances in the final 45 as the Frenchman and Kane failed to convert good chances when Chelsea - back in the Champions League for the first time since the 2022-23 season - were pursuing an leveler.

In the end, the full-back's misplaced pass led to Kane's swerved finish in the sixty-third minute that sealed the match as a battle.

It was one of a series of defensive mistakes, including the visitors switching off at a drop-ball situation before Chalobah's own goal and midfielder the Ecuadorian fouling the striker down in the 18-yard box.

Chelsea squandered a promising start, failing to take early opportunities through the winger and the Argentine, and Cole also had a stoppage-time goal chalked off for a tight offside.

Chelsea were ultimately outsmarted by a more experienced and veteran German side, who have claimed their opening UCL match for the twenty-second season in a row.

Munich shot-stopper the veteran, 39, played his 151st match in the competition. By contrast, Chelsea's entire twenty-four-man had made only one hundred and seventeen outings at this stage before the beginning.

Striker Jackson, who moved to the German club on loan from the Blues on transfer deadline, was brought on from the bench in the ninety-first minute without much opportunity to prove a point to his parent club.

The Blues next host the Portuguese side in the Champions League, which could see the Special One revisit to the stadium, with the Portuguese expected to be appointed manager this period.

Blues Breakdown: The Team Not Awful but Need to Adapt

The Blues must absorb lessons from this showing at the Bayern's home.

They were on par to Munich in the opening 45 but were a score down after several errors despite excellence from the youngster.

Munich boss the coach made changes at the break, having no doubt spotted the Chelsea boss tried to replicate his tactics from the tournament final win over the French champions, and the game turned back in the Bavarian side's favor.

Harry scored an all-important additional goal in the 63rd minute, but several opportunities before then were a indication the coach should have used his deep bench sooner.

Willian, Alejandro Garnacho, the prospect and a group of other offensive players may have swung the outcome.

The Argentine and Santos came on straight after Harry's second goal goal but it was too late. The youngster also came on and created Palmer's late-minute goal, which was invalidated by a tight offside call after a VAR check.

Meanwhile, Bayern had only five senior players on their substitutes. They went down to their fourth-choice option at full-back after an knock to Josip Stanisic early in the second half.

Additionally that this was not a poor performance and many Chelsea players showed an aptitude to play at this stage. Certainly, nobody more so than Cole.

Munich Analysis: Harry and Olise Dominant

Harry Kane is earning his place in Munich history with his remarkable attacking numbers.

National team captain has ten goals in six matches in all tournaments at the outset of the new season.

It has taken him to a incredible 95 goals in one hundred and two games since moving to the German club, with a additional 29 assists also to his name.

Before kick-off, much of the talk in the national media was also around a evolution in his play.

Harry has progressively dropped into more withdrawn positions to play in speedier runners from flank positions, adding another string to his arsenal. Certainly, it's a duty he has often executed with both his former club Spurs and the national team.

But he, along with one-time Eagles winger Olise, have shown themselves capable of leading this club to glory in Europe.

Upcoming Fixtures for Both Teams?

Chelsea: They travel to Manchester United's ground to play United in the EPL on Saturday evening.

Bayern: The manager's side face a trip to play the German team in the Bundesliga on the very day.