Lennart Karl establishes another milestone for Bayern Munich, Champions League

MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 18: Lennart Karl of FC Bayern Munich celebrates scoring his team's third goal with teammate Tom Bischof during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Round of 16 Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and Atalanta BC at Football Arena Munich on March 18, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) | Getty Images Bayern Munich phenom Lennart Karl has had quite a season so far, but had been quiet a bit of late. Against Atalanta in leg two of the Champions League tie, Karl played a starring role as he had a goal and an assist to help power the Bavarians to a 4-1 victory (10-2 on aggregate).

Bayern Munich will now move on to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals. With his goal and assist, Karl became the youngest German player to have a goal and an assist in a Champions League match. In addition, Karl is also the youngest to do it at Bayern Munich (in any competition) as well: At 18 years and 24 days old, Lennart Karl is the youngest German player to score and assist in a UEFA Champions League match.

He's also the youngest to do so for Bayern Munich. ⚽️🅰️ pic. twitter.

com/6xJfZqY5Eg — Squawka (@Squawka) March 18, 2026 Karl needed a breakout performance after a tough start in 2026. The youngster is expected to get his first senior team call-up for German on Thursday as well. This could be the start of a very important period for Karl, who is the first, true academy player to have fans this excited in quite some time.