Laimer secures Bayern's Champions League win over Atletico

Bayern Munich secured a 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on the fourth matchday of the UEFA Champions League. Konrad Laimer was the hero on Tuesday. The Austrian international scored the second goal for Bayern after Harry Kane had played the ball to him, and found the net in the 74th minute.

Bayern win thanks to Laimer

Bayern were the decisive side against Atletico, but found clear chances hard to come by against the compactly organised Madrilenians. Before halftime Lennart Karl missed the best opportunity after a pass from Dayot Upamecano. After a pass from the former Salzburg player, the 18-year-old shot over the goal in the box (23').

In the 54th minute Karl took advantage of a pass from Robin Le Normand and put the ball past Jan Oblak into the net. Upamecano tried a post‑shot in the 73rd minute but missed the goal. Laimer then used Kane's pass, struck from a sharp angle and found the net.

It was Laimer's third goal in 57 Champions League matches. In the 89th minute he received applause for his farewell.

“It was fun. We could have even scored one or two more goals …”, Laimer said.

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Paris Saint‑Germain celebrated a 6-0 victory at Villarreal and set a record in the process. Manchester United turned a 0-2 deficit into a win in the home match against AS Roma.

After two wins and two draws, Bayern sit clearly in the race for the round of 16 with eight points. Paris Saint‑Germain remain top of the table, having set a Champions League record with four goals in the first 17 minutes despite the absences of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé.

Villarreal were completely dormant in the opening minutes, but Joao Neves (5'), Desire Doue (12'), Senny Mayulu (13') and Fabian Ruiz (17') gave the lead and a new record within 16:02 minutes. In the second half Ruiz struck again (50') and debutant David Boly (78') added further goals.

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Under coach Luis Enrique, the team lead the current season with twenty goals. Barcelona won at the Camp Nou against Aston Villa, with Lamine Yamal scoring after a mis‑pass in the 7th minute.

After the break Raphinha shone with two goals in the 52nd and 64th minutes. For the English side it was their first defeat after three wins.

As third‑placed side, Unai Emery's team remains on a promotion trajectory. The only goal for Sporting Lisbon in the substitute venue of Shakhtar Donetsk came from Issa Doumbia (59').

The Portuguese side's only points loss was the 2-3 home defeat to Austrian champions LASK, who are also on a promotion trajectory with two wins. Inter Milan secured a 3-0 victory over Feyenoord Rotterdam thanks to Yann Bisseck (8'), Pio Esposito (34') and Piotr Zielinski (54').

Another Italian club quickly took a 2-0 lead against Roma. The Romans went ahead early through Matias Soule (11') and a penalty by Donyell Malen (17').

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Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty in the second effort (58') and Matheus Cunha (83', 86') turned the game at Old Trafford. The match‑winner received a yellow‑red card in stoppage time for a foul.

Like Aston Villa, VfB Stuttgart suffered their first defeat. The German Bundesliga side lost 0-2 in Turkey at Galatasaray Istanbul and remain with seven points in the table.

The 19‑year‑old Austrian U‑21 international Yanik Spalt made his debut from the 18th minute in the central midfield of the Champions League. No goals were scored in the Bodø/Glimt versus Lille clash.

The report was written by Violeta Santos Moura for Reuters.