Overview
- Bayern beat Atalanta 4-1 in the second leg to seal a 10-2 aggregate and a Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, with the first leg on April 7 in Madrid and the return on April 15 in Munich.
- Kane scored twice in the second leg to reach 50 Champions League goals in 66 games, the third-fastest to the mark, and said the team has honed Kompany’s ideas.
- Caution framed the reaction from club leadership, as Uli Hoeneß stressed Real Madrid’s experience days after they ousted Manchester City 5-1 on aggregate.
- Bayern sit nine points clear in the Bundesliga and face a DFB-Pokal semi-final at Bayer Leverkusen, keeping a possible treble within reach.
- Squad availability remains a concern, with Jamal Musiala, Manuel Neuer and Alphonso Davies injured and Nicolas Jackson, Jonathan Tah and Luis Díaz suspended for Saturday’s match against Union Berlin.