Karl leads Bayern comeback, makes Champions League history 🎥 | OneFootball

Bayern Munich needed to reinvent themselves at the Allianz Arena, but they turned the game around to win 3-1 against Sporting this Tuesday (9th), in the sixth round of the Champions League group stage.

The name of the night was Lennart Karl. At 17 years old, the young player wrote another early chapter in the Champions League: he became the youngest player in history to score three goals in four matches in the competition.

And he did so decisively, pushing Bayern to a comeback in a game where Sporting flirted with an upset.

In front of 75,000 fans, the Bavarian team reached 15 points and took - albeit temporarily - the lead. Meanwhile, the current Portuguese champions remained at 11 points and now face a serious risk of dropping out of the top 8.

The start was dominated by German pressure. With 76% possession in ten minutes, Bayern had already put Karl in front of the goal - he even scored at 5', but VAR disallowed it due to Gnabry's offside.

Rui Silva became the protagonist shortly after, saving shots from Gnabry and Kane. Karl, in an individual play at 44, also stopped at the Portuguese goalkeeper.

Sporting, however, knew how to respond. At 30, Catamo surged down the right and found Suárez in the area; Tah almost scored an own goal, and Neuer saved reflexively. In the second half, the surprise: at 54, João Simões crossed from the left, and Kimmich deflected into his own net, opening the scoring for the visitors.

The Bavarian reaction came from a set piece. At 65, Olise delivered a perfect corner for Gnabry to equalize.

Four minutes later, Karl finally had his moment: he struck with his right foot, benefited from Rui Silva's mistake, and turned the game around. At 77, Tah completed the mission by making it 3-1 in a set play.

Bayern reacted. And Karl seized another chance to shine. 

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