"Bayern has scored multiple goals in every Champions League match this season, with the 3-1 loss to Arsenal dangling as the lone exception."
"Atalanta finished 15th in the group table stage and had to survive a 2-0 loss in the first leg to Borussia Dortmund. Per usual, Dortmund choked away that lead in the first 45 minutes of the second leg. Atalanta eventually won on a penalty kick in the eighth minute of stoppage time to advance on a 4-3 aggregate scoreline."
"Bayern has failed to produce a clean sheet on the road in the Champions League this season, conceding goals to Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, and Pafos FC."
Bayern Munich, seeded second in the group stage, enters the Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Atalanta without a bye. Bayern has scored multiple goals in nearly every Champions League match this season, with only a 3-1 loss to Arsenal as an exception. Atalanta advanced from the playoff round by defeating Borussia Dortmund 4-3 on aggregate after losing the first leg 2-0. The match takes place at New Balance Arena in Bergamo, Italy on March 10th, 2026. Bayern faces injury concerns with Manuel Neuer out and several players questionable. Bayern has struggled defensively on the road, failing to record a clean sheet in any away Champions League match this season.
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