Berated by Hoeness, Bayern are confident ahead of Chelsea match, Kane says

German champions Bayern Munich are not desperate to slap a favourites or underdog tag on their Champions League title chances this season but are going into their league-phase opener against England's Chelsea on Wednesday brimming with confidence, striker Harry Kane said on Tuesday. Former longtime Bayern president and board member Uli Hoeness did not rate their chances in Europe too highly for this season, saying they were going into the Champions League "like (mid-table German club) Hoffenheim". The six-time European champions enjoyed a successful dress rehearsal on Saturday with Kane scoring twice as they dismantled promoted Hamburg SV 5-0 in the league, to make it three wins from three league games this season. But a reduced squad and failure to...