Kane returns to Spurs for Bayern friendly win
Bayern Munich held on to earn a 3-2 friendly win over Tottenham Hotspur as for Spurs frontman Harry Kane returned to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the clubs' last friendly before kicking off their respective Bundesliga and Premier League campaigns.
Dejan Kulusevski's strikes bookended the goals, with Dayot Upamecano, Serge Gnabry and Thomas Muller's first-half efforts enough to see out the victory.
The home fans were immediately treated to an opener, as Kulusevski netted from close range after just 26 seconds, but Spurs failed to build any momentum on the back of it.
Bayern's pressure soon paid off as Upamecano latched onto Mathys Tel's saved shot to bundle in an equaliser in the 16th minute.
Gnabry turned the game on its head just after the half-hour mark, getting the better of Guglielmo Vicario from long range, and a third goal was not far behind, with Muller heading Bayern into a two-goal lead on the stroke of half-time.
Spurs improved after the break and they got their reward as Kulusevski scored his second of the game with a drilled finish into the bottom-right corner of Neuer's net.
Former Spurs captain Kane made an appearance off the bench to a standing ovation almost one year on from his departure but failed to trouble Vicario with a couple of long-range strikes after Joshua Kimmich had struck the woodwork.
While the scoreline suggested a tight game, it could have been a much different story if Bayern had taken more of its many chances.
It had 20 shots at Spurs' goal, seven on target, while it also had 37 touches in the opposition box, but coach Vincent Kompany's frustration at a lack of a clinical edge in the second half was evident.
Meanwhile, Ange Postecoglou's Spurs suffered back-to-back defeats against Bayern to finish pre-season, leaving the Australian with some problems to solve ahead of the Premier League opener against newly-promoted Leicester City on 21 August (AEST).
