“I think they have a soft respect for me, the Arsenal fans,” he said. “I love the game. I was a fan when I was younger so I know how it goes. For me, I just try to perform.
“For some reason, I get a lot of penalties here at the Emirates and I’ve been happy I’ve been able to put them away. It will be nice to be at home next and in front of the Munich fans.”
Kane believes Bayern can be “slightly happier” than Arsenal with the first-leg result but has urged his team-mates to show they can “grind out” games after a disastrous season at home. In the Bundesliga, Bayern are 16 points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
“Not winning the Bundesliga this year is a tough pill to swallow and it makes this competition [the Champions League] even more important, but we know there is still a long way to go,” Kane said.
“We have to find that togetherness, we have to find that team ethic where we grind out games because we have not done it enough this year. In the Champions League we have done well, had a good campaign, but we will need more of that if we want to go all the way to Wembley.”
Kane added that he saw similarities between Bayern’s season and the Tottenham Hotspur season of 2018/19, when they reached the Champions League final.
“That campaign itself is similar because we weren’t having a great time in the league, if I’m totally honest,” Kane said. “But we found some passion and togetherness in the Champions League and we managed to get to the final. Of course we didn’t manage to win it but that gives me hope.
“That experience gives me hope that we can find that again, we know we can perform in the big games, perform in the big quarter-final at home next week and try to get back to the final. [The final] being at Wembley is also extra motivation for me personally, being my national stadium, and it’s still there to try and achieve.”
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