Overview
- Bayern beat Sporting 3-1 after falling behind, overturning the deficit in the second half at the Allianz Arena.
- Seventeen-year-old Lennart Karl scored the 2-1, was named UEFA’s Man of the Match, and became the youngest player to net in three consecutive Champions League games.
- Coach Vincent Kompany highlighted the team’s composure after the setback, noted his heavy rotation, and eased Alphonso Davies back for his first appearance after a nine-month ACL layoff.
- The result leaves Bayern all but assured of direct progression to the round of 16, reinforcing depth-driven selection dilemmas when injured stars return.
- Eintracht Frankfurt lost 2-1 at Barcelona despite Ansgar Knauff’s opener, as Jules Koundé struck twice; with four points from five matches they sit outside qualifying places, and reports said some traveling fans fired flares into a home section.