US EditionLennart Karl, 17, scores a record-breaking goal in his first Champions League start for Bayern
Seventeen-year-old Karl scored in his first Champions League start, breaking a record held by Jamal Musiala and helping Bayern win 4-0 in the group stage.
- On Wednesday Oct. 22, 2025, Lennart Karl, 17-year-old Bayern Munich player, scored within five minutes in Munich, becoming Bayern's youngest Champions League goalscorer.
- It was his first senior club goal in his 10th Bayern appearance, after a Club World Cup debut in a 10-0 win over Auckland City.
- Receiving a pass from Jonathan Tah, Lennart Karl dribbled past Brandon Mechele and scored with a swerving left-foot shot over goalkeeper Nordin Jackers, then celebrated with a knee slide embraced by Harry Kane and Aleksandar Pavlovic.
- Karl's strike helped secure a 4-0 win, making Bayern Munich one of five teams in the group stage to win all three games so far.
- At 17 years, 242 days old, Lennart Karl broke Jamal Musiala's youngest-goalscorer record by 121 days and wore the same shirt number 42, UEFA said.
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Lennart Karl has not only made history in the 4-0 victory of FC Bayern against Club Bruges – he has also enchanted the entire club.
The 17-year-old Lennart Karl made a mark on Wednesday night's Bayern Munich victory against FC Bruges (4-0).
In the Football Champions League Bayern Munich beat the Belgian representative Club Bruges with 4:0.
Bayern coach Kompany can celebrate his twelfth win in twelve matches of the season against his Belgian compatriots. However, the man of the evening in the 4-0 win against Bruges is the youngest player.
FC Bayern is also winning in the twelfth season match: the hosts beat Bruges in the Champions League 4:0. A seventeen-year-old opens the goal festival with a record score worth seeing.
In the relaxed 4-0 of Bavaria against Bruges, Lennart Karl opens the game spectacularly with a dream goal and then cheers like Cristo Redentor in Rio. Not only how, but also where the 17-year-old plays.
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