Overview
- The round-of-16 first leg on 10 March at Bergamo’s New Balance Arena ended 6-1 in Bayern Munich’s favor.
- Stanisic, Olise (twice), Gnabry, Jackson and Musiala scored for Bayern, with Pasalic adding Atalanta’s stoppage-time consolation.
- Bayern went 3-0 up inside 25 minutes as Kompany’s side dominated despite Manuel Neuer’s absence with 22-year-old Urbig starting in goal.
- Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala began on the bench, with Musiala later coming on to score in a commanding team display.
- Atalanta were without De Ketelaere, Raspadori and Ederson through injury and Scalvini through suspension, and coach Raffaele Palladino called Bayern “unplayable at times” after the match.