BERLIN (AP) — The 17-year-old Lennart Karl starred for Bayern Munich as the Bundesliga leader fought from two goals down to beat Freiburg 6-2 and match an old record on Saturday.
Michael Olise also starred by scoring two goals and setting up three more.
Bayern, which would have remained top even with a loss, matched its 52-year-old record of 43 consecutive rounds atop the league.
It will beat the record regardless of the result in the game against St.
Pauli next weekend, after it faces Arsenal away in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Freiburg capitalized on Bayern’s passive start with Yuito Suzuki and Johan Manzambi scoring after corners inside the first 18 minutes.
It was the first time Bayern had fallen behind at home this season.
Karl replied four minutes later after controlling Olise’s ball with his left foot and scoring with his right, and the youngster returned the favor for Olise to equalize before the break.
The irrepressible Karl might have scored again after the break, only he had a would-be goal ruled out after a VAR check for offside in the buildup.
Dayot Upamecano scored from Olise’s corner and Harry Kane added to his league-leading tally on the hour mark.