GettyThe Englishman, who was recently sidelined due to a calf injury, will initially start on the bench in the first leg of the round of 16 at Atalanta Bergamo (9 p.m.). Nicolas Jackson will once again start up front instead.
"He has trained once and can certainly play a role today," said Vincent Kompany before kick-off on Amazon Prime Video about the Kane decision, adding: "We are just happy that he is here. It was too early from the start."
GettyBehind Jackson, Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry form the attacking trio with Luis Diaz, while Lennart Karl and Jamal Musiala move to the bench. As expected, Jonas Urbig replaces captain Manuel Neuer, who is injured again.
Kompany had still been optimistic about Kane's inclusion in the starting line-up at the pre-match press conference. "Harry Kane got through training very well today," he said. At the same time, however, the Bayern coach also emphasised: "We still have to make a decision about what is best for tomorrow. We want to wait until tomorrow morning to see how he has coped with the training session."
