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Bayern Munich's Goalkeeping Crisis: U19 Player to Start

3/17/2026

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Bayern Munich faces a goalkeeping crisis ahead of Champions League tie with Atalanta, as all senior goalkeepers are sidelined despite a 6-1 lead.
Manuel Neuer is recovering from a calf strain, Jonas Urbig is uncertain after a concussion, and Sven Ulreich has a muscle tear.
Leonard Prescott, 16, a Bayern U19 player, would start, as the New York-born dual citizen has played for Bayern's U19 and Germany at youth levels.

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Bayern Munich faces a goalkeeping crisis ahead of Champions League tie with Atalanta, as all senior goalkeepers are sidelined despite a 6-1 lead.
Manuel Neuer is recovering from a calf strain, Jonas Urbig is uncertain after a concussion, and Sven Ulreich has a muscle tear.
Leonard Prescott, 16, a Bayern U19 player, would start, as the New York-born dual citizen has played for Bayern's U19 and Germany at youth levels.