Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer fire Bayern Munich to UEFA Champions League in Madrid

Harry Kane and Konrad Laimer combined for Bayern Munich's second goal against Atlético. Bayern's interim coach Aaron Danks made five changes, with Manuel Neuer, Jonathan Tah, Josip Stanišić, Lennart Karl and Tom Bischof all starting, as Ismael Saibari and Serge Gnabry were unavailable through injury.

Players from both sides link arms for a minute's silence before kick-off at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Bayern gradually took control of possession, and Lennart Karl was played clear by Upamecano and Kane but shot just over.

Stanišić also saw a low effort blocked and a long-range strike drift wide, while Harry Kane narrowly failed to connect with a Laimer cross. The sides went in level at the break with the score at 0-0.

Man of the moment Kane came closest to scoring for Bayern in the first half. The breakthrough came in the 54th minute when Le Normand's slow clearance let Karl nip in and lift the ball over the advancing goalkeeper for the opening goal.

Simeone responded with a triple substitution, sending on Koke, Ademola Lookman and Kangin Lee for Le Normand, Sørloth and Álex Baena. Lennart Karl capitalised on a defensive error to score his first Champions League goal of the season.

Late on, a header from Upamecano that beat Oblak was ruled out for a foul, and substitute Dávid Hancko fired over in stoppage time as Bayern held on for the win. The defending Bundesliga champions are now unbeaten in four league-phase matches, and up to eight points in the standings, ahead of a trip to Lille on 25 November.