"Rare Miss: Harry Kane Fails to Secure Hat-Trick with Heartbreaking Penalty"

HARRY KANE squandered the perfect chance to complete another hat-trick – by missing a penalty.

The Bayern Munich striker broke the deadlock against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise on 52 minutes in their Champions League clash.

Harry Kane hit the bar with his second penalty of the nightCredit: Getty He missed out on the hat-trick as a result of his missCredit: EPA

He headed in at the near post from a corner.

, 32, was then fouled in the area and added a second from the penalty spot three minutes later.

And the England captain had a and grab a fourth treble of the season as the clock hit 80 when USG were penalised for a handball.

However, Kane stepped up to the ball, stuttered in his run-up and crashed his effort against the crossbar.

Luis Diaz attempted a diving header on the rebound but the ball was easily caught by goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen.

The commentator said: “You don’t see that very often.

“Harry Kane failing from the spot.

“Off the bar, just a couple of inches too high.”

And the commentator was spot on – unlike Kane.

From the 32 penalties he has taken in his career, excluding shootouts, he has now scored 30 and missed two.

Ironically, the only other previous failure came in a game when he scored twice with one coming from a penalty.

It meant Kane also missed out on the matchball in the nervy 3-2 injury-time cup win over Wehen Wiesbaden back in August.

He famously , too.

Vincent Kompany’s side guaranteed themselves a spot in the last 16 with the win on Wednesday night.

They sit second in the league phase, but – crucially – five clear of Barcelona in ninth.

The German giants complete this stage with a trip to PSV next week.

Kane famously scored and missed from the penalty spot against France in 2022Credit: PA He opened the scoring with his near-post header against Union Saint-GilloiseCredit: Reuters The striker was named man of the matchCredit: Getty