Teenage Germany forward Lennart Karl opened the scoring and Konrad Laimer added another as Bayern triumphed despite a bulging casualty ward. Jamal Musiala, Luis Diaz, Serge Gnabry and Ismael Saibari were on Bayern’s injury list but it meant little as freshly-minted Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane and captain Joshua Kimmich marshalled his troops to a memorable victory. 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.
The German champions also arrived in Madrid without coach Vincent Kompany, sick with a meningitis-related condition.
“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. “We could’ve scored another goal or two. It was a very deserved win against a good team and an important three points. “They’re a strong side but we were holding our own. It’s the little details that decide a game, and we weren’t expecting that first goal.
“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,” Laimer, who was named man of the match by UEFA, told Amazon Prime. “We are standing together despite the difficult times at Bayern in the last weeks and are delighted we could experience this team victory together,” Bayern captain Manuel Neuer said. Atletico’s Marcos Llorente told Movistar the hosts were stunned by Bayern’s opener.
