🤩 Lennart Karl continues meteoric Bayern rise against Mainz | OneFootball

German giant Bayern Munich are on the march once again this evening at Allianz Arena as they take on Mainz in the late Bundesliga fixture.

Vincent Kompany's troops are looking to make it four wins in their last four league outings after a temporary setback against Union Berlin, with Bayern leading 1-0 thanks to rising starlet Lennart Karl.

The 17-year-old wunderkind has set the world alight in 2025/26 for Bayern, quickly working his way into a starting berth in a key central attacking role, repaying faith shown in him with his eighth goal contribution in just nine starts after opening the scoring against Die Nullfünfer, with Serge Gnabry turning provider in the 29th minute.

Karl has already set new records for the club both in league and European play, it was perhaps fitting that his opener was a record-setting 50th Bundesliga goal for Bayern this season.

Is his rapid progression enough for him to earn him a landing spot in Julian Nagelsmann's preferred XI at the 2026 World Cup?

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