At the 85th minute of the match, Bayern Munich is leading 1-0 against Real Madrid. Until then, Harry Kane is battling with passion against the welcoming opposition on the field.

Just then, Bayern's coach Thomas Tuchel makes a substitution, bringing in the English forward. Perhaps, as Kane leaves the field, the dream of playing in the Wembley final was vivid in his eyes. That's just natural. Five minutes of regular time and added time to overturn the crisis. That's what's at stake in this all-German final.

But the drama continues. First, Manuel Neuer's mistake. Then, the resistance against Real's dominance and the plundering on the field by Bayern, all culminating in a header goal by Hoselu in three minutes of madness. That's when the scene changes. Just a while ago, it seemed that the team had lost sight of the dream of reaching the final of the Santiago Bernabéu amidst the applause of nearly a million supporters.

After Bayern's defeat, many have highlighted this substitution as a turning point.

Let's see how the 2023-24 season played out for Bayern. They lost almost everything, where Kane didn't achieve anything. Bayern ended their own coronation season empty-handed.

Rio Ferdinand, the Champions League-winning captain, told TNT Sports after the match, "He (Kane) did his job. He scored goals. They (Bayern) sacrificed him for the sake of winning the Champions League trophy. But seeing the performance of the rest of the team, it seems that as much as Kane played well, the others played equally poorly. I feel like Kane's heart broke tonight."

This season, Bayern had hoped for their seventh consecutive European crown, while Kane had hoped for his first major trophy. Personally, the season might have been more bitter for Kane than painted. He scored 44 goals, saying it was his best season in his career. But personal achievements are overshadowed by disappointment from the team.

Before this, it happened in the 2011-12 season. Owen Hargreaves, former Bayern midfielder, expressed his sadness for Kane, "I really feel for him. He's a superstar. Poor guy… he played exceptionally this season. But it seems like as much as Kane played well, the others played just as badly. I think Kane's heart broke tonight."

Kane has scored 44 goals in 45 matches, putting him among Bayern's top scorers. Before, in the 2011-12 season, when Bayern ended the season empty-handed, Kane went on loan from Tottenham Hotspur to Millwall for a year. He scored seven goals in 22 matches in the Premier League. He was far from winning the Premier League title then.

In the next season, he almost single-handedly tried to bring a trophy to Bayern. He replaced Jamal Musiala, who was Bayern's second top scorer with 12 goals, in the final against Real Madrid. Despite the wrong decision and poor performance, Kane was substituted before the end of the match.

Bayern lost the 11-year-old Champions League title to Bayer Leverkusen this time. They also missed out on the German Cup to Sarbrucken in the third round.

After being eliminated from the Champions League in the semi-finals by Real, many had seen them in the all-German final. But revolving around Kane, Bayern suffered a disastrous collapse. The team's passivity expanded Los Blancos' dominance.

Alphonso Davies' powerful shot from the right foot took Bayern into the lead. After that goal in the 68th minute, Bayern had the opportunity to double their lead. But just two minutes later, a quick equalizer came from a corner by Luca Modric, bringing Real back on level terms. Before that, a foul was committed on Joshua Kimmich in the box, denying Carlo Ancelotti's team a goal-scoring opportunity.

Then came the turning point of the match. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was brought onto the field in place of Harry Kane. German football expert Archie Rhind-Tutt told BBC Radio Five, "The decision for Bayern's loss lies with this substitution. He (Tuchel) saw the expression on his (Kane's) face after the second goal. He saw him trembling. From what I've seen, he knew immediately what mistake he had made."