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Lennart Karl has scored five goals for Bayern Munich in his breakthrough season Teenager Lennart Karl scored for the third Champions League game in a row as Bayern Munich came from behind to beat Sporting. The 17-year-old became the youngest player to achieve the feat in the competition as he put the hosts in front with a thumping near-post finish midway through the second half. Sporting had gone in front nine minutes after the break through a Joshua Kimmich own goal as the midfielder slid to try and cut out Ivan Fresneda's cross at the end of a swift counter attack. Bayern levelled 10 minutes later when Serge Gnabry was left completely unmarked five yards out to volley home at the far post from Michael Olise's. Vincent Kompany's side were ahead on 69 minutes as Karl controlled Konrad Laimer's lofted pass into the box before finishing smartly with his right foot. Goalkeeper Rui Silva might have done better as the ball burst through his hands but could do nothing to prevent Jonathan Tah adding a third for Bayern as the defender stabbed home after Gnabry had nodded the ball into his path from a deep free-kick. Bayern, who move level on points with Arsenal at the top of the table though having played a game more, dominated the first half with Karl having an early goal ruled for offside and Harry Kane curling a low shot against the post. Sporting offered a threat on the break but while that route led to the opening goal, Bayern were ultimately too strong as they took another step towards the knockout stages. The rise of Bayern's 'special' teen Karl who 'plays Messi style' After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 9th December 2025 at 21: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Rui Borges Formation: 5 - 4 - 1 Manager: Vincent Kompany Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Rui Borges Formation: 5 - 4 - 1 UEFA Champions League All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the fifth meeting between Bayern Munich and Sporting CP, all of which in the UEFA Champions League. Bayern are unbeaten in the previous four, winning three of them (D1). The last time Bayern Munich and Sporting CP faced each other was in the Last 16 of the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League. Over two legs, the German side won 12-1 on aggregate (5-0 away and 7-1 at home), in what remains the biggest ever margin of victory in a UEFA Champions League knockout stage tie (since 1992-93). Sporting CP have conceded at least five goals in each of their last two UEFA Champions League games against Bayern Munich. Only one team has ever conceded 5+ goals in three consecutive meetings with an opponent in the competition (since 1992-93): Arsenal against Bayern Munich between 2015 and 2017 (three straight 5-1 defeats). Sporting CP have only won one of their previous 17 away matches against German sides in Europe (D2 L14), with that lone victory coming at Eintracht Frankfurt in September 2022 (3-0). They did manage to avoid defeat in the most recent one, however, drawing 0-0 with Borussia Dortmund in February this year. Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their last 36 home matches in the league/group phase of the UEFA Champions League (W34 D2), since a defeat to Manchester City in December 2013 (2-3). Bayern have also scored in all but one of the 36 matches in this run, with Copenhagen (0-0 in November 2023) the only side to keep a clean sheet there. Bayern Munich have led for longer than any other team in the UEFA Champions League this season, both in terms of percentage of their match time (71%) and total time leading (345: 49). However, they weren’t ahead at any point in their defeat to Arsenal last time out, with all of their time trailing in the competition this term coming in that match at the Emirates (36: 13). The average age of Sporting CP’s starting XI in the UEFA Champions League this season is 24 years and 163 days; the third-youngest in the tournament, only behind Chelsea (23y 224d) and Paris SG (24y 64d). Harry Kane has scored 24 goals in 30 UEFA Champions League appearances for Bayern Munich, the joint-most by any player in the competition since he signed for the German side (also 24 for Kylian Mbappé). He has failed to score in his last two games, however, and only twice before gone three without a goal for Bayern in the competition (November 2023-February 2024 and November 2024-January 2025).   18-year-old Geovany Quenda has been directly involved in four goals in five UEFA Champions League games for Sporting CP this season (two goals, two assists), already the most by a Portuguese teenager in a single edition. 17-year-old Lennart Karl has scored in his last two UEFA Champions League outings for Bayern Munich (v Club Brugge and Arsenal). If he finds the net in this match, he will be the youngest player in the competition’s history (since 1992-93) to score in three consecutive appearances (aged 17y 290d on the day of this game). Match ends, FC Bayern München 3, Sporting Lisbon 1. Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, Sporting Lisbon 1. Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München). Ricardo Mangas (Sporting Lisbon) wins a free kick on the left wing. Attempt missed. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich following a set piece situation. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Nicolas Jackson replaces Harry Kane. Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces João Simões. Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Salvador Blopa replaces Maxi Araújo. Leon Goretzka (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon). Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Maxi Araújo. Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer. Harry Kane (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by João Simões (Sporting Lisbon). Substitution, FC Bayern München. Leon Goretzka replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Hiroki Ito replaces Josip Stanisic. Substitution, FC Bayern München. Alphonso Davies replaces Serge Gnabry. Corner, Sporting Lisbon. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.