Bayern Munich are boosted by the return of teenage star Lennart Karl for tonight’s all-or-nothing Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain.
Karl has missed the last month with a muscle injury, but returned to training last week ahead of the dramatic 3-3 draw with Heidenheim at the weekend.
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The 18-year-old does not start against PSG, but gets a place on the bench after scoring nine goals from midfield so far this season.
Raphael Guerreiro is also among the substitutes after injury, but Serge Gnabry remains out with a thigh muscle tear that will see him miss this summer’s World Cup with Germany.
Vincent Kompany attempted to rest a number of his key men at the weekend, with the Bundesliga title already wrapped up, but Harry Kane, Luis Diaz, Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich were all summoned from the bench at half-time with the club trailing.
Olise broke Heidenheim hearts with an 101st-minute equaliser.
Manuel Neuer and Dayot Upamecano were given the weekend off, but Kompany reverts back to his strongest possible XI on Wednesday evening.
“We’re not going to change our style of play in three days and just sit back and defend,” Kimmich said at the weekend.
“We have to win, regardless of whether it’s another 5-4, a 3-2, or a 1-0 victory.”
Bayern Munich XI: Neuer, Laimer, Tah, Upamecano, Stanisic, Pavlovic, Kimmich, Luis Diaz, Musiala, Olise, Kane
Subs: Ulreich, Urbig, Kim, Goretzka, Jackson, Davies, Bischof, Ito, Guerreiro, Karl
Injured: Gnabry
Time and date: 8pm BST on Wednesday May 6, 2026
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
How to watch: TNT Sports
