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Harry Kane's back in England! Bayern Munich hitman STARTS Aston Villa Champions League showdown despite injury fears

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<p>The striker <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/harry-kane-injury-bayern-munich-striker-limps-off-bundesliga-draw-bayer-leverkusen/bltd1bbd0bf077425c0" target="_blank">sustained an injury in his team's 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen</a> at the weekend, sparking fears he could be out for the midweek clash at Villa Park. Although Kane trained in the days before the game, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/vincent-kompany-injury-update-harry-kane-bayern-munich-champions-league-aston-villa/bltf00f3c9505c0d06d" target="_blank">coach Vincent Kompany said he would be assessed</a> further.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Kane has since been cleared to start Wednesday's clash at Villa Park and Kompany has named him in the starting XI. The inclusion of the England international is a big boost for the German giants given he has scored 10 goals in just seven games this season.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🥁 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗫𝗜 🥁<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AVLFCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AVLFCB</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBayern?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBayern</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/packmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#packmas</a> <a href="https://t.co/py4fy2eVXT">pic.twitter.com/py4fy2eVXT</a></p>— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBayern/status/1841535530267197894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Kane, who netted four times as Bayern started the new Champions League season with a 9-2 win against Dinamo Zagreb, scored eight goals in 12 league matches against Villa during his time at Tottenham.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Kane and his Bayern team-mates will attempt to upset Unai Emery's Villa when the two teams go head to head in the European competition.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Harry Kane's back in England! Bayern Munich hitman STARTS Aston Villa Champions League showdown despite injury fears | Goal.com

Harry Kane has overcome an injury scare to be named in Bayern Munich&apos;s starting XI against Aston Villa in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Harry Kane&apos;s back in England! Bayern Munich hitman STARTS Aston Villa Champions League showdown despite injury fears