Karl and Laimer Score as Bayern Munich Win 2-0 at Atletico Madrid

Bayern Munich beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid on Tuesday, November 3, in Matchday 4 of the Champions League league phase. The game was goalless at half time. Lennart Karl broke the deadlock in the second half, and Konrad Laimer doubled the lead in the 74th minute.

No goals before the break

The first half ended 0-0. Atletico, at home in Madrid, kept Bayern out through the opening 45 minutes, and neither side scored before half time. Sportradar recorded the half time score as 0-0 and the final score as Atletico Madrid 0, Bayern Munich 2, with both Bayern goals coming in the second half.

The pattern of the night was set by that scoreline. Bayern had to wait for their goals, and Atletico had to defend a level game deep into the second half before the visitors scored twice.

Karl breaks the deadlock

Lennart Karl scored the first goal of the night in the second half, putting Bayern in front against Atletico. TNT Sports and The Sun both carried Karl as the scorer who broke the deadlock for the visitors. The confirmed reports agree on the scorer and on the order of the goals, and this report does not print a minute for the Karl goal, because the live sources checked gave differing minutes for it.

Karl's goal changed the game. Atletico, level for so long, now had to chase an equaliser at home, and Bayern had the lead their second half pressure had been building towards.

Laimer finishes it in the 74th minute

Bayern's second goal came in the 74th minute, and it was made by Harry Kane. Kane picked out full back Konrad Laimer with a cross to the back post. Laimer took the ball down and finished into the roof of the net from a tight angle, according to TNT Sports live coverage. The goal made it 2-0 and left Atletico with little time to answer.

The two Bayern scorers were Karl and Laimer, with Kane starring in the build-up to the second goal, The Sun reported. TNT Sports said late in the game that Bayern were about to beat Atletico in Madrid for the first time ever, as the match closed out at 2-0.

Kane's record run ends without a goal

Kane himself did not score. Before the game, TNT Sports noted that a Kane goal would have matched Cristiano Ronaldo's European Cup and Champions League record of scoring in 11 consecutive matches. Kane came into the night on a run of scoring in 10 straight matches in the competition, with four goals in his first three games this season. The run of scoring games ended at 10, but Kane still shaped the result with the cross that set up Laimer.

Kickoff was at 20:00 UTC. The final score, confirmed by Sportradar's final table, was Atletico Madrid 0, Bayern Munich 2: a first Bayern win away at Atletico in Madrid, sealed by second half goals from Karl and Laimer.