"Jonas trained normally today [Tuesday]. The decision tomorrow will be a medical one. If everything goes well then Urbig will be in goal. If not then we will have to find another solution."
"He [Prescott] is very calm. Overall, we as a staff are also calm. If he plays tomorrow he will have our full backing. Everyone will help. There will never be a young player who will be forced to play a main role. We have full confidence in him whatever happens tomorrow."
Bayern Munich faces a goalkeeper crisis ahead of their Champions League last-16 second leg against Atalanta. Regular starter Manuel Neuer is recovering from a muscle tear, Jonas Urbig sustained a concussion in the previous match, and third-choice keeper Sven Ulreich picked up an adductor injury. If Urbig fails to recover, 16-year-old Leonard Prescott, a German youth international from Bayern's under-19s, will make his first-team debut. Head coach Vincent Kompany expressed confidence in Prescott, emphasizing the team's support. Prescott requires clearance from German labour authorities to play in the evening match due to his age.
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