Bayern Munich beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 away in the Champions League on Tuesday. Lennart Karl scored the opening goal, and his celebration drew post-match comment from Mats Hummels, Manuel Neuer and Konrad Laimer.
Match details
Karl scored Bayern Munich's first goal. GOAL reported that it came in the 54th minute, and that Karl celebrated in a huddle with his team-mates by holding both hands to his ears and making a "blah-blah" gesture.
Laimer scored Bayern's second goal in the 74th minute. Karl came off in the 68th minute.
Numbers from the result
Flashscore reported that Atletico Madrid's nine-match unbeaten run ended with the defeat. Flashscore also reported that Bayern's win was their first-ever away victory against Atletico.
Flashscore reported that the result extended Bayern's unbeaten start to the season to 15 games across all competitions. Flashscore also reported that Atletico have now won only one of their opening four UCL matches this season.
Flashscore reported that Karl became the fourth-youngest player to reach five UCL goals at the age of 18 years and 245 days old.
Hummels and Neuer react
After the match, World Cup winner Hummels said Karl's celebration had annoyed him. He said: "We see that far too often these days. Criticism is part of football; you earn so much money because so many people talk about it."
The former Germany international also said: "My son is eight, and in his teams' matches I already see children doing this celebration because it happens so often now."
Bayern's recovered captain Neuer said: "There's nothing to discuss and nothing to make an issue of."
Neuer also said: "Lenny is a very important part of the team. He's part of the group, and that's why we're happy for him. We always wish him the best possible game and great performances. He showed that again today."
Laimer on Karl
Speaking on Prime Video about Karl's celebration, Laimer said: "I'm happy for the lad. He stays calm and works hard. Today he got his reward; it was a hard-working goal, too. He tracks back, wins the ball and somehow puts it in."
