Teenager Lennart Karl scored for the third Champions League recreation in a row as Bayern Munich got here from behind to beat Sporting.
The 17-year-old turned the youngest participant to attain the feat within the competitors as he put the hosts in entrance with a thumping near-post end halfway by way of the second half.
Sporting had gone in entrance 9 minutes after the break by way of a Joshua Kimmich personal purpose because the midfielder slid to try to minimize out Ivan Fresneda’s cross on the finish of a swift counter assault.
Bayern levelled 10 minutes later when Serge Gnabry was left utterly unmarked 5 yards out to volley residence on the far publish from Michael Olise’s.
Vincent Kompany’s facet have been forward on 69 minutes as Karl managed Konrad Laimer’s lofted go into the field earlier than ending neatly along with his proper foot.
Goalkeeper Rui Silva might need finished higher because the ball burst by way of his arms however might do nothing to forestall Jonathan Tah including a 3rd for Bayern because the defender stabbed residence after Gnabry had nodded the ball into his path from a deep free-kick.
Bayern, who transfer stage on factors with Arsenal on the high of the desk although having performed a recreation extra, dominated the primary half with Karl having an early purpose dominated for offside and Harry Kane curling a low shot towards the publish.
Sporting provided a menace on the break however whereas that route led to the opening purpose, Bayern have been in the end too robust as they took one other step in direction of the knockout phases.
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