Bayern Face Reported Goalkeeper Crisis for Atalanta Return Leg
Bayern weigh an emergency youth call-up in goal after injuries to Manuel Neuer, Jonas Urbig, Sven Ulreich.
Overview
- Bayern hold a 6-1 first-leg lead ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League return at the Allianz Arena and are strongly positioned to advance.
- Yahoo Sports reports all four senior goalkeepers are unavailable, with Bild saying Sven Ulreich tore a muscle and could miss weeks, while Manuel Neuer has a calf issue and Jonas Urbig is being assessed for a concussion.
- With fourth-choice Leon Klanac also injured, 16-year-old Leonard Prescott could be drafted to make his debut if no senior keeper is cleared.
- Joshua Kimmich and Michael Olise are suspended after yellow cards in the first leg, with Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito and Wisdom Mike injured and Jamal Musiala listed as a doubt.
- Atalanta list Giacomo Raspadori as questionable and will be without suspended Yunus Musah, as Bayern arrive from a 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen that finished with nine men.