Bayern Munich: 16-year-old Leonard Prescott may have to play in goal in Champions League

Bayern Munich could hand 16-year-old goalkeeper Leonard Prescott his first-team debut within the Champions League on Wednesday.

The German giants have three goalkeepers scuffling with harm and if Jonas Urbig fails to get better from concussion then Prescott will play within the second leg of their final 16 tie in opposition to Atalanta, head coach Vincent Kompany mentioned.

Urbig sustained his harm in Bayern’s 6-1 victory in Italy final week, whereas common starter Manuel Neuer is working in the direction of full health after a muscle tear and third-choice keeper Sven Ulreich picked up an adductor challenge in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen.

“Jonas skilled usually right this moment [Tuesday]. The choice tomorrow can be a medical one,” Kompany mentioned.

“If all the things goes effectively then Urbig can be in purpose. If not then we should discover one other answer.”

Prescott, a German youth worldwide who performs for Bayern’s under-19s, would require clearance from German labour authorities to work within the night as he’s a teen.

He has been on Bayern’s bench of their previous two matches with fellow teenage keeper Leon Klanac, 19, additionally out with a thigh harm.

Reserve group keeper Janis Bartl, 19, has featured on the Bayern bench in two Bundesliga matches this season, however it’s Prescott who Kompany will flip to if vital.

“He [Prescott] may be very calm. Total, we as a employees are additionally calm. If he performs tomorrow he can have our full backing. Everybody will assist,” Kompany added.

“There’ll by no means be a younger participant who can be pressured to play a primary function. We have now full confidence in him no matter occurs tomorrow.”

Neuer, a World Cup winner and 12-time Bundesliga champion with Bayern, has performed 19 instances within the league this season, with the 37-year-old’s final look approaching 6 March.

Urbig, 22, has performed eight league matches, together with six begins, whereas Ulreich, 37, made his first look of the season on Saturday.

Bayern, the defending Bundesliga champions and present league leaders, will face both Actual Madrid or Manchester Metropolis within the final eight ought to they beat Atalanta.