Berlin, April 5 -- Footballers' celebration gestures often remain a mystery. The same is true of one of Bayern Munich's young players, Lennart Karl, after he scored the winning goal in extra time in a 3-2 victory over Freiburg.
"It was on my mind for a while to take off my shirt," the 18-year-old said ahead of Bayern's quarterfinal tie against Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid in the Champions League. AlthoughKarl received the mandatory yellow card, the gesture appeared to reflect both joy and confidence.
Coming from two goals down to win reflected Bayern's current momentum despite having to replace superstar Harry Kane because of minor ankle problems, according to Xinhua.
While Karl and 20-year-old Tom Bischof got on the scoresheet, "We sa...