{"id":26748,"date":"2026-03-19T18:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/bayern-teenager-lennart-karl-prepares-for-germany-debut-rudiger-returns-to-team\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:35:32","slug":"bayern-teenager-lennart-karl-prepares-for-germany-debut-rudiger-returns-to-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/bayern-teenager-lennart-karl-prepares-for-germany-debut-rudiger-returns-to-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern teenager Lennart Karl prepares for Germany debut, Rudiger returns to team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">bayern munich teenager<\/span> Lennart Karl was given his first call-up to the German national team ahead of Thursday&#8217;s match. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">world cup<\/span> For his eye-catching Champions League goal. Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has been recalled.<\/p>\n<p>The call-up came a day after 18-year-old Karl scored one goal for Bayern against Atalanta and scored another. With this, Karl scored 4 goals and 2 assists in the first 7 games of the Champions League. he became a Bayern player <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">youngest goal scorer<\/span> He participated in the tournament in his first starting role in October.<\/p>\n<p>Karl&#8217;s Bayern team-mate Jonas Ulbig is also set to make his international debut, and is in goal while Manuel Neuer suffers a calf injury. Arbig <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">recovered from concussion<\/span> He played in Bayern&#8217;s 10-2 aggregate win over Atalanta in the second leg on Wednesday to avoid an injury crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Rudiger returned to coach Julian Nagelsmann&#8217;s side for the first time since September after a hamstring injury forced him to miss much of the first half of the season, including Germany&#8217;s final four World Cup qualifying matches.<\/p>\n<p>Stuttgart striker Deniz Undav returns after scoring in his last five Bundesliga games. Unduff scored 16 goals, making him the second-highest scorer in the German league behind Bayern&#8217;s Harry Kane.<\/p>\n<p>Germany will play a friendly away to Switzerland on March 27th, followed by a friendly against Ghana in Stuttgart three days later.<\/p>\n<p>Four-time men&#8217;s champions Germany are in a World Cup group with Curacao, Ivory Coast and Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/germany-squad-lennart-karl-antonio-rudiger-c282bc00d94d50a29574318de1fc038f\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) \u2014 bayern munich teenager Lennart Karl was given his first call-up to the German national team ahead of Thursday&#8217;s match. world cup For his eye-catching Champions League goal. Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has been recalled. 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