Overview
- Kickoff is at 21:00 CET at the New Balance Arena for the clubs’ first-ever competitive meeting.
- Manuel Neuer is out with a calf muscle issue, and Jonas Urbig is set to start in goal for Bayern.
- Harry Kane trained but remains a doubt with a calf problem, with a decision expected at warm-up; ran.de reports a surprise start for Nicolas Jackson instead.
- Atalanta advanced by overturning a 0-2 first-leg deficit against Borussia Dortmund with a 4-1 home win, highlighting the challenge in Bergamo.
- The match is not on free-to-air TV in Germany and streams exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, with live text coverage available on outlets including ran.de, SPORT1 and SPORT BILD; the return leg is on March 18 in Munich.