Bayern’s skeleton crew sink Atletico in Champions League
The German champions cruised to a 2-0 away win despite a bulging casualty ward including coach Vincent Kompany, down with a meningitis-related condition.
Bayern Munich secured a 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, despite a significant absence of several key players. Teenage forward Lennart Karl opened the scoring, while Konrad Laimer added another goal. The German champions faced a depleted squad, with Jamal Musiala, Luis Diaz, Serge Gnabry, and Ismael Saibari all on the injury list.
Coach Vincent Kompany was also sidelined due to a meningitis-related condition. Despite these challenges, Bayern secured a comfortable win, with Harry Kane and Joshua Kimmich leading the team. Atletico's Christian Romero was ruled out on the night due to injury, but they still managed to come close to taking the lead through Julian Alvarez.
The match saw Atletico make three substitutions, but Bayern's Kane missed an opportunity to score, missing out on equaling Cristiano Ronaldo's record for scoring in 11 straight Champions League games. Bayern's victory moved them up to eighth place in the standings, while Atletico finished the night in 22nd position.
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Also reported by 3 other outlets
- Bayern’s skeleton crew sink Atletico in Champions League freemalaysiatoday.com
- Bayern overcome injury crisis to beat Atletico 2-0 in Madrid nst.com.my
- UCL: Bayern stay unbeaten in Europe with Atletico win adomonline.com
