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Harry Kane will have both pleased and angered Tottenham supporters following Bayern Munich's Champions League win against Arsenal. The former Spurs striker endured a quiet evening at Allianz Arena but Joshua Kimmich was on hand to score the only goal of the second leg, meaning the Bavarians won the quarter-final tie 3-2 on aggregate.

When the draw was made, both Tottenham were excited by the prospect of Kane either knocking out the bitter rivals of his former club. However equally, Arsenal fans were hopeful they could bring Kane's first season to a nightmarish close after they lost the Bundesliga title to Bayer Leverkusen.

In the end, Tottenham and Kane will have felt they got the last laugh especially with Arsenal's Premier League title hopes dwindling. However, the 30-year-old removed any idea that he holds any discontent towards the Gunners despite being the top scorer in North London Derby history.

«I think for me personally it’s something that’s built up more from the outside,» he admitted ahead of the game in a press conference. «I had a lot of history with Arsenal playing with Spurs and the North London Derby was the biggest game of the Premier League season.

»I have a different team here and my focus is on beating Arsenal. I’m sure a lot Spurs fans will be wanting us beat Arsenal tomorrow but I just have to focus on beating the team in front of me." Following the win, Kane made an honest admission of the tie against Arsenal before moving onto the prospect of facing Real Madrid

«Semi-final here we come,» he said via the Champions League's official Instagram page. «Tough game today but we found a way. Stuck together and that's what we need going forward. Real Madrid in the semi-final going to be another tough game

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