Analysis of Harry Kane's performance as Tottenham battle back to earn 2-2 draw at Juventus

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  • Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen pulled Tottenham back from the brink to hold Juventus 2-2 in Turin, spoiling what had looked set to be a Gonzalo Higuain one-man show in the Champions League last 16, first leg in Turin on Tuesday.

    Higuain had put Juventus – finalists twice in the past three seasons — two goals up within the first nine minutes at the Allianz Stadium.

    Here, we take a look at Kane’s performance against Juventus.

    KANE

    Goals –  

    Shots – 5

    Shots on target – 4

    Pass Accuracy – 100%

    Touches – 30

    Passes – 12

    Key passes – 1

    Dribbles – 3

    KANE

    Aside from the hard working Christian Eriksen and Mousa Dembele, Kane flickered in class but couldn’t inspire his side on a night where Higuain flourished.

    The 24-year-old has been instrumental in the Premier League this season but couldn’t get a consistent supply of ball from his midfielders to trouble a granite-like Juventus defence.

    He had a number of chances – most notably in the first half when he headed the ball straight at Gianluigi Buffon – but apart from his goal – couldn’t steer Mauricio Pochettino’s men to an away win.

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    KANE

    17th min (CHANCE) – Kane appeals for a spot-kick after falling under the challenge of Medhi Benatia. The Englishman protests to the referee, but looks to be chancing his arm.

    26th min (CHANCE) – A cleverly weighed pass from Christian Eriksen finds the head of Kane. The striker only has Buffon to beat, but the goalkeeper pulls off an impressive save to deny Spurs a way back into the contest.

    35th min (GOAL) – The 24-year-old finally pulls a goal back for the visitors, latching on to a nice pass from Dele Alli, to round Buffon and slip the ball into an empty net.

    70th min (SHOT) – The striker edges into a pocket of space and attempts a low strike on Buffon, but the goalkeeper pushes away the ball with ease.

    KANE

    The odd spark but never looked like replicating his heroics in Premier League when his goals and magic make the difference.

    7/10

    All statistics are compiled using whoscored.com

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