Dec 10, 2025
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At 17 years old, Lennart Karl is already terrorizing Europe.He scored again against Sporting on Tuesday night, becoming the youngest player to score (...) -
Bayern Munich: Lennart Karl, the 17-year-old German phenomenon who has surprised everyone.
Lennart Karl, only 17 years old, is already panicking in Europe.He scored again against Sporting on Tuesday night, becoming the youngest player to score in three consecutive Champions League games and establishing himself as Bayern's new sensation.
Already impressive since the start of the season at Bayern Munich, Lennart Karl hit hard on Tuesday evening in the Champions League against Sporting Portugal (3-1).The Bayern nugget did score a sublime goal against Sporting Portugal to give Munich the lead in the 69th minute.Served by Laimer, he managed to keep the ball under control despite pressure from the Lisbon defence, before going on a powerful strike which was caught under Rui Costa's crossbar.With this new performance, Karl became the youngest player in history to score in three consecutive C1 games, aged just 17 years, 9 months and 16 days.Against Club Brugge in October (4-0) and at the end of November against Arsenal (defeat, 3-1), he found the net.Sent off in the -77th minute after an ovation at the Allianz Arena, the young attacking midfielder confirmed that he is already one of the most promising faces in German football and, despite his age, he can also take part in Europe's most demanding competitions.
In fact, Bayer's early season discovery, Lennard Karl, has already established himself as the new sensation of the Bavarian club, like Jamal Musiala (22 years old) on his debut or Lamine Jamal (18 years old) at Barca.The young left-hander from the training center impresses with his technical ease, maturity and determination.Having already scored five goals and provided two assists in all competitions this season, he is outstanding and has the attention of the whole of Germany, temporarily compensating for Jamal Musiala's long absence.His link with Michel Olisset on the right side of Munich's attack is already promising, and his game vision, his height (1.68m) combined with his pace and complex dribbling make him a match-changer, as he did against Freiburg, where he provided an assist and scored. Frammersbach's native supporters are not shy about comparing him to...Lionel Messi, although his coach Vicente Kompany prefers consistency:"Lenny Lenny. We're going to make him the best version of Leonard Carl. It's important that he takes advantage of this period to grow into a normal young man."
Kompany Vincent Kompany calms down the situation
But Carl's rise doesn't stop there.He moved to Bavaria from Aschaffenberg in 2022 and broke the youth ranks with 34 goals and 11 assists in 31 appearances in all competitions.He made his first steps into the first team during the Club World Cup last summer, playing 45 minutes in the massacre against Auckland (10-0), before scoring on his first start in the Champions League against Club Brugge, opening the scoring in the 5th minute and scoring the second goal with a beautiful curling shot under the bar.In addition, Lennart Karl became the youngest scorer in Bayern Munich's history in C1, confirming all possible glimpses of his youth and pre-season period, where he already scored and assisted against OL, Tottenham and Grasshopper Zurich.
Despite this media commotion, Bayern and Vincent Kompany remain cautious and insist on the evolution of their players.“Lennart Karl is still very dangerous,” the Bavarian coach recalled at a press conference after the game against Sporting.Even Arjen Robben, a club legend, congratulated him and warned him: "Lennart Karl deserves all this praise, he is extraordinary." Karl, for his part, was ambitious but lucid at the start of the season: "I feel good in the team.The people received me perfectly.I was able to show my strengths and overcome my weaknesses.I worked very hard and I hope it turns out well. »With 19 appearances (including 9 starts) this season and direct participation in seven goals, Lennart Karl has established himself as one of the most promising young stars for Bayern and, more broadly, in Europe.If he continues like this, he could even be part of the adventure with the Mannschaft ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
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