England Stars Harry Kane And Jude Bellingham Headline Bayern-Real Madrid Battle

If Harry Kane is to win the Champions League with Bayern Munich and claim a first career trophy, he will have to get past Real Madrid and England teammate Jude Bellingham. Tuesday's semi-final first leg in the Bavarian capital pits the two England superstars against each other, less than two months out from Euro 2024 kicking off in the same venue. A decade apart in age, the duo have walked hugely different paths so far in their careers, but have become crucially important to their respective European giants since joining in the summer.

Kane has been the only light to consistently shine in a faltering Bayern side this season.

Less than a year after leaving Germany, Bellingham has established himself alongside Kane and a handful of others as a member of the footballing elite.

And while they will seek to join forces in the summer, they will battle it out on Tuesday to get to Wembley -- England's national stadium and the location of this season's Champions League final.

'I hope he's quiet'

Despite a stellar individual career after coming through the youth academy at Tottenham, Kane, 30, moved to Bayern in August, having left England looking to win a first team trophy.

Long underestimated, Kane has eliminated any doubt about his quality among Europe's elite at Bayern this season.

While Xabi Alonso's unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen may have already won the Bundesliga, Kane's 42 goals this season in all competitions is already the most he's struck in a campaign.

Bellingham on the other hand was a teenage prodigy and moved to Borussia Dortmund from hometown club Birmingham in 2020.

A fee of 30 million euros ($31.17 million) made him the most expensive 17-year-old ever. Just three years later, he moved to Madrid from Dortmund for 103