Harry Kane seeks Bayern Munich spark after 'slapstick' defeat to Lazio in Champions League

Harry Kane has admitted Bayern Munich are going through a difficult spell and urged his teammates to fight after a 1-0 defeat at Lazio in the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday night.

After a comprehensive 3-0 loss at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday that saw the champions fall five points off the pace in the title race, Bayern failed to bounce back in Rome, Ciro Immobile's second-half penalty proving the difference in the first leg.

It was another toothless display by the Bavarians in which the visitors didn't have a single shot on target, ultimately increasing the pressure on manager Thomas Tuchel.

"We're in a difficult spell. We have to fight. We have to turn it around. We have big games and big things to fight for," Kane told TNT Sports.

"We're not out of it, we will never give up. We just need to turn it around. One game or spark can turn it around."

Tuchel was less than complimentary about his side's performance and demanded significant improvements.

"In the first half, we had to take the lead. We had three clear chances. We have to do these things," Tuchel said, adding that the second half was "characterised by uncertainty again. It was a bit slapstick."

Bayern were hamstrung by the dismissal of Dayot Upamecano, who was shown a red card for crashing into Gustav Isaksen in the penalty area. Immobile stepped up to score the resulting spot-kick.

"We made a lot of individual mistakes and we conceded a penalty and red card from out of absolutely nothing," Tuchel said. "With the performance, we did everything to lose this game, which was completely in our hands."

Immobile's strike came days after he netted his 200th Serie A goal and allowed a raucous Lazio home crowd to dream of a first quarter-final