Last Tuesday’s first leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu ended in a 2-1 win. Karl spent the entire 90 minutes on the bench, with manager Vincent Kompany preferring Jamal Musiala in the attacking midfield role.
This season in the Bundesliga, Karl has featured 24 times, registering five goals and five assists. In the Champions League, he has seven goals and two assists from seven outings. In March, head coach Julian Nagelsmann drafted him into the senior Germany squad, and he made his full international debut against Switzerland (4–3) and Ghana (2–1).