Thanks to an impressive second place finish in the group table stage of the Champions League, Bayern Munich enjoyed a break from the competition last month as the teams seeded 9th-24th played a two-leg knockout round. 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.
Match Info
Location: New Balance Arena, Bergamo, Italy
Date: Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
Time: 9:00pm local time (4:00pm EST)
TV/streaming: CBS Sports Network, Paramount Plus, Find Your Country
Odds: Bayern (-160), Draw (+330), Atalanta (+350)
Team Info
Here is the predicted lineup, courtesy of BFW:
Lineup changes
- IN: Jonas Urbig, Josip Stanišić, Jonathan Tah, Aleksandar Pavlović, Michael Olise, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane
- OUT: Manuel Neuer, Tom Bischof, Kim Min-jae, Leon Goretzka, Lennart Karl, Jamal Musiala, Nicolas Jackson
Player status updates
- Konrad Laimer, ankle (questionable)
- Harry Kane, calf (questionable)
- Alphonso Davies, hamstring (questionable)
- Manuel Neuer, calf (out)
- Hiroki Itō, thigh (out)
Three things to know about Bayern
- 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.
- Nine different Bayern players have scored in only eight Champions League contests this season.
- This is Bayern’s first competitive match against Atalanta, but AC Milan is the only Serie A club that has a historical winning advantage over Bayern.
Three things to know about Atalanta
- Leading Scorer: Gianluca Scamacca, 12 goals
- Player to watch: Marco Carnesecchi
- Form: WWLDD; 7th place (Serie A)
Prediction
Bayern wins 3-1. Bayern will start with a lot of possession but fail to penetrate Atalanta’s defense. Jonathan Tah will score from a Michael Olise corner kick but Atalanta will answer right back with a free kick goal of their own. Play will turn stagnant before a series of quick passes results in a tap-in for Harry Kane. After both teams make tactical subs, Luis Díaz will lead a counterattack that ends in a goal for Jamal Musiala to give Bayern a comfortable lead heading back to Germany for the second leg.
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