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Harry Kane applauds Luiz Diaz's performance as Bayern Munich eliminate Real Madrid

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Harry Kane praised Luis Diaz's late "moment of magic" which delivered the killer blow as Bayern Munich eliminated Real Madrid to reach the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday.

[p]Holding a 2-1 first-leg advantage, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=zXC8QVx3"]fell behind three times on the night in the first half[/a] as record 15-time champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real[/a] produced a familiarly strong performance on the European stage.[/p][p]The tie was level at 4-4 on aggregate when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-luis/SKjMUHVm/"]Diaz[/a] struck in the 89th minute to put Bayern in front, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olise-michael/E5pvwqkK/"]Michael Olise[/a] added another in stoppage time.[/p][p]Bayern will face holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] in the semis after winning 4-3 on the night and 6-4 on aggregate.[/p][p]"[b]I think even in the last 20 minutes of the game I felt like we were the team trying to make something happen,[/b]" [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Kane[/a] told reporters.[/p][p]"[b]They started to tire a little bit, and it just sometimes takes a moment, a moment of magic, an unbelievable finish, or an unbelievable pass.[/b][/p][p]"[b]In this case it was two great finishes by Lucho (Diaz) and Michael (Olise), to finish the game off for us, and that's what the Champions League is about.[/b][/p][p]"[b]Sometimes, you can be the dominant team and lose, so it's nice to get through and win this one.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="62f5493b-cee0-4cd7-8760-4fcca4419af0" url="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/2044524078212456892?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The England captain credited his side's patience for helping them overcome Madrid.[/p][p]"[b]The highs and lows throughout the first half especially was pretty unique,[/b]" Kane said.[/p][p]"[b]We stayed in the game, we stayed patient, especially in the second half, we knew as the game would go on we would become stronger.[/b][/p][p]"[b]Physically this season we've been really strong in the last 10-15 minutes, and that's kind of what happened today. We took our chances when we needed to at the end.[/b]"[/p][p]Kane's first-half strike made him the first English player in a top-five European league since 1930-31 to score 50 goals in all competitions in a season.[/p][p]"[b]It's a reward for a lot of the hard work that we put in, not just me, but the team,[/b]" Kane told TNT.[/p][p]"[b]It wouldn't be possible without the players around me and for me it's just about keeping it going.[/b][/p][p]"[b]We've still got six weeks left in a Bayern shirt, we (England) have a World Cup in the summer and I just want to stay physically fit and sharp and just be out there to help the team.[/b]"[/p][p]Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said his side were ready to take on PSG.[/p][p]"[b]We believe in ourselves more than ever,[/b]" Kompany said.[/p][p]"[b]We believed until the very end, never giving up after two tough battles against a great Real Madrid.[/b]"[/p]

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