Lennart Karl, 17, Fires Bayern to 3-1 Win Over Sporting With Third Straight Champions League Goal

Overview

• Karl scored in the 69th minute to give Bayern the lead in a 3-1 victory over Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.
• He has now found the net in three consecutive Champions League matches against Club Brugge, Arsenal and Sporting.
• Foot Mercato reports he is the youngest ever to score in three straight Champions League games at 17 years, 9 months and 16 days.
• The 17-year-old has been integrated into Vincent Kompany’s first team this season and has about five goals and two assists in roughly 20 appearances.
• Kompany praised his progress with the message that “Lenny is Lenny,” and Arjen Robben lauded the form while urging him to keep working hard.