One more scoring appearance would put Harry Kane alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. Atlético Madrid stand between him and a place in Champions League history.
The Bayern striker has scored in each of his last ten appearances in the competition proper. Find the net on his next outing and he would equal Ronaldo’s record of eleven. His next opportunity is Atlético Madrid against Bayern Munich, on Tuesday 3 November at 20:00 GMT.
It is a compelling individual story with an awkward team challenge attached. Atlético have never lost at home to Bayern in UEFA competition. Kane could match a record in a ground where his club have yet to win.
What record is Harry Kane chasing?
UEFA’s scoring-streak list places Ronaldo first on eleven successive scoring appearances and Kane second on ten. Ruud van Nistelrooy and Robert Lewandowski reached nine, with Lewandowski doing so twice.
| Player | Consecutive scoring appearances | Club during the run |
|---|---|---|
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 11 | Real Madrid |
| Harry Kane | 10, ongoing | Bayern Munich |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 9 | Manchester United |
| Robert Lewandowski | 9, achieved twice | Bayern Munich |
The definition matters. This measures successive appearances with a goal, from the group stage or league phase through to the final. It is neither a count of goals nor a run across every competition.
A hat-trick in Madrid would still add only one scoring appearance. It would bring Kane level with Ronaldo, rather than take him past the record. A further scoring appearance would then be needed to set a new mark.
Ronaldo’s eleven games produced seventeen goals
Ronaldo began his record run with a double in Real Madrid’s 4-1 win over Juventus in the 2017 final. He then scored in all six group games the following season, followed by both legs against Paris Saint-Germain and both legs against Juventus. The sequence yielded seventeen goals.
That is what makes the comparison interesting: the headline number rewards repetition. Scoring several times in one evening cannot compensate for a blank in the next appearance. Kane is approaching a record built on continually returning to the scoresheet.
Why Atlético make this more than a record watch
According to UEFA’s Matchday 4 preview, Atlético’s three home meetings with Bayern produced two wins and a draw. They are also unbeaten in their last sixteen UEFA home matches against German opposition, winning twelve and drawing four.
Those figures describe team results, rather than clean sheets or Kane’s personal chances of scoring. Atlético do not need to stop him to win, and a Kane goal would not guarantee a Bayern victory. The two stories can end differently.
Bayern’s own fact pack adds the immediate context: their last two Champions League games ended 3-3 at Viking and 2-2 against Arsenal. Kane’s scoring run has continued, but Bayern have had to share the points.
When could Kane equal Ronaldo?
Atlético host Bayern Munich on Tuesday 3 November, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 GMT. The record remains conditional on Kane appearing and scoring; it has not yet been equalled.
Follow the Atlético Madrid vs Bayern Munich match page for the fixture and team statistics, or explore the Champions League fixtures. The question in Madrid is simple: can Kane turn ten into eleven while Bayern chase a result of their own?
Photography and graphic credits
The cover combines archive images by Bryan Berlin / WikiPortraits and Rubén Ortega. The Kane action photograph is also by Bryan Berlin / WikiPortraits. These photographs are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Kane is pictured with England in June 2026; Ronaldo with Real Madrid in March 2016. Cover crops, shading and typography by TotalOdds; the adapted cover is released under the same licence. The photographers do not endorse TotalOdds.
