Bayern’s victory in Champions League denies Harry Kane a Ronaldo record
Bayern Munich overcame a horror list of absences to cruise to a 2‑0 win away at Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, with teenage German forward Lennart Karl opening the scoring and Konrad Laimer adding a second; freshly‑minted Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane supplied the assist for Laimer but failed to score, meaning he missed the chance to equal Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of scoring in eleven straight Champions League matches.
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Jamal Musiala, Luis Diaz, Serge Gnabry and Ismael Saibari were on Bayern’s injury list, and the side arrived in Madrid without coach Vincent Kompany, who was sidelined by a meningitis‑related condition.
Laimer, who was named man of the match by UEFA, told Amazon Prime: “There was a lot of noise around us heading in but we’re very convinced of the squad we have, of the players we’ve got at our disposal and I think we showed over 90 minutes the type of football we can play. We could’ve scored another goal or two. It was a very deserved win against a good team and an important three points.”
Captain Manuel Neuer added: “We are standing together despite the difficult times at Bayern in the last weeks and are delighted we could experience this team victory together. We heard that people were doubting how well we could perform today against a top team, just two points behind Barcelona in La Liga, but to give an answer in the way we did is sensational.”
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Inter Milan restore momentum
Elsewhere, Inter Milan got their stuttering Champions League campaign back on track with a comfortable 3‑0 win against Dutch giants Feyenoord.
German defender Yann Bisseck opened the scoring with a low left‑footed strike, England international Djed Spence’s wayward shot fell to Pio Esposito who headed home the second, and Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski fired the third on 54 minutes.
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The victory lifted Inter to a more respectable mid‑table position in the group, while Feyenoord’s solitary win leaves them adrift of the knockout phase; Feyenoord’s next Champions League encounter is a home tie against Porto, and Inter Milan welcome Stuttgart.