Harry Kane had a message for Club World Cup opponents PSG as Bayern Munich prepare for a crunch quarter-final clash against the European champions.
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Kane sends warning to PSGTwo European giants face off in CWCSemi-final place up for grabsFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Kane spoke of Bayern's aim to go all the way and win the trophy, believing they can beat anyone on their day – including the Champions League winners. The two European heavyweights face off on Saturday afternoon, with a semi-final clash with either Real Madrid or Borussia Dortmund the reward.
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Bayern beat PSG 1-0 at the Allianz Arena in the Champions League's group phase in November, in a match where Ballon d'Or frontrunner Ousmane Dembélé was sent off. Kane believes this result is evidence that the Parisians can be beaten again, though it is worth noting that PSG were transformed in the new year after Dembélé's positional change and the emergence of key players such as Désiré Doué and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Luis Enrique's side will pose a completely different threat now than they did back in November.
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The England captain said: “We have to believe we can win the Club World Cup. We're going up against a tough opponent in the next round no doubt, Champions League winners. We have to be ready for that but we feel like on our day we can beat anyone. It would be a dream come true to go all the way and win it, but there's games before that.
“PSG are a top team. But we’ve played them once this year and came out on top, but it was a difficult game and we know the qualities they have and we are going to have to be ready for that. But we feel when we’re on our game, at the top of our game, then we can defeat anyone and we’ll go into this game with no different feeling. We’ll respect them but ultimately we’re here to try and win the Club World Cup and we’ll look forward to that challenge.”
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Bayern and PSG's encounter kicks off at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta at 17:00 BST. The semi-final involving one of the pair will take place on Wednesday, July 9, ahead of the final on July 13. We are getting ever closer to finding out who the winners of the Club World Cup will be and if Kane's bold prediction will prove true. Having scored three goals in four matches so far in the competition, including a brace against Flamengo in the last 16, Kane could be key if Bayern taste glory.
