Bayern goalkeeper Urbig back in the starting lineup to face Atalanta amid injury crisis

By Canadian Press on March 18, 2026.

MUNICH (AP) — Jonas Urbig is back in Bayern Munich’s starting lineup against Atalanta after his recovery from concussion amid an injury crisis that nearly meant a chance for 16-year-old goalkeeper Leonard Prescott in the Champions League round-of-16 second-leg game Wednesday.

Urbig, normally Bayern’s second choice in goal, sustained a concussion after colliding with an opponent when Bayern won the first leg 6-1 last week. Fellow goalkeepers Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich have injuries too and aren’t in the squad.

Urbig was named in the starting lineup just over an hour before kickoff. Prescott and the 19-year-old Jannis Bärtl were on the bench.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said Tuesday that Urbig’s return would be a “purely medical decision” and he’d been training as normal.

New York-born Prescott was on the bench for the team’s Bundesliga game Saturday when third-choice Ulreich tore an adductor muscle. Kompany had said Prescott would be the preferred option if Urbig couldn’t play.

Bayern has also been dealing with injuries to left back Alphonso Davies and forward Jamal Musiala after last week’s win at Atalanta.

Harry Kane was back in Bayern’s starting lineup for the first time since Feb. 28 after a calf issue.

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