VIDEO: Harry Kane Punishes Marcelo's Defensive Error With Spurs' Opening Goal Against Real Madrid
By Karl Rasmussen
Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur are facing off at the Allianz Arena in Munich for the Audi Cup. It appears that even teams as prestigious as these two are susceptible to amateur mistakes, as Real Madrid's fullback Marcelo made the questionable decision to slide and keep this ball in play. After his attempt to hook the ball over to his teammate failed, Spurs star striker Harry Kane was in perfect position to poach the opening goal:
Spurs skipper Harry Kane pounces on a Marcelo mistake to break the deadlock and put Tottenham Hotspur ahead against Real Madrid.
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The England center forward always seems to be in the right place at the right time, as Tottenham's No. 10 came away with the errant pass and calmly beat Keylor Navas with a quick scoring strike.
Marcelo's error handed Tottenham a 1-0 lead as the Brazilian international really didn't need to put that ball back in play. Kane capitalized on the defender's mistake, as he so often does.