Atalanta 1-6 Bayern Munich Highlights, UEFA Champions League: Clinical Bavarians Run Riot In Bergamo With Goal Fest

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• Fixture: Atalanta vs Bayern Munich

• Series: UEFA Champions League 2025-26

• Venue: New Balance Arena in Bergamo, Italy

• Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

• Time: 01:30 AM IST

The Atalanta vs Bayern Munich, UEFA Champions League 2025-26 Round of 16 match will be telecasted live on the Sony Sports Network channels and the live streaming will be available on the SonyLIV mobile app and website.

Being the only Italian in the Champions League is a nice feeling, we feel that all Italians are cheering us on and I received messages of encouragement from all over, including my former players at Fiorentina and Monza. We don’t want to set limits on ourselves. We want to have our say, knowing of course that Bayern Munich are a truly excellent team.

We’re playing against a physically strong team. There are similarities to our game in Dortmund, playing with a back three in possession and looking for runs in behind. But the way Atalanta press has been impressive for several years. That’s been a big part of their success.

The match is underway and Bayern Munich look to build quick attack. But the attack ends in a turnover near the opposition box the ball from the counter-attack is well defended by Bayern defence, Urbig collects the loose ball.

Since the start of the game Bayern Munich have been tormenting the Atalanta defence through the trident of Stanisic, Olise and Diaz and now Stanisic opens the scoring for Bayern. Uses the corner routine and Sergei Gnabry finds Stanisic free on goal. It was a simple tap in for him in the end.

Brilliant goal from Michael Olise and Bayern Munich double the lead in no time. Upamecano brings down a high ball on halfway and bursts forward on the run, before linking up with Olise to his right. The winger will always look to do what he does best, and cuts inside onto that ever-dangerous left foot, stroking a sumptuous finish into the far corner and making it 2–0 to Die Roten!

Bayern Munich triple their lead as Serge Gnabry follows up Olise's goal with another. They are dominating in the away game and almost sealing the tie straightaway. Olise superbly traps a long ball forward from Urbig. Bayern's second scorer cuts inside once again before slipping Gnabry into the box, where the German does the rest to slot past Carnesecchi into the far corner.

Atalanta finally look to hit back at Bayern with De Roon releasing an unmarked Zappacosta down the right flank. The wing-back just about gets to the byline and cuts the ball back for Krstovic, whose near-post shot deflects off Upamecano. Minutes later, Olise takes on Bernasconi once more before playing Kimmich into crossing space, and his delivery from the right is almost met by Stanisic, only for Zappacosta to get there first and glance the ball behind for a corner.

An intense first half comes to an end. Atalanta tried, but they were no match for the fluidity and thrust of Vincent Kompany's side. Despite not having Harry Kane, they came up into the Atalanta box in numbers and forced multiple saves from Carnesecchi. Olise has been a menace at the right half-space and the combination of Stanisic-Jackson-Diaz has tormented the left side as well. The defenders are stretched so much that Upamecano has pushed up and had a shy a few times. Atalanta look exhausted and Bayern will look to put the tie to bed in the second half.

Both sides make changes at the break with Atalanta going into damage-limiation mode, as Albania centre-back Berat Djimsiti comes on to replace the hosts' number nine, Scamacca. Gnabry and Laimer go off for Bayern with Musiala and Davies coming on.

Bayern Munich open the second half by scoring within 7 minutes. Newly substituted Alphonso Davies runs with the ball through the left flank, drives in, passes it to Luis Diaz standing with the goal to his back. Diaz lays it off for Nicholas Jackson who puts an across shot into the right corner of the goal. Superb combination play from Bayern and they are dominating here.

Bayern Munich have been unstoppable throughout this game and so has been Michael Olise. A bursting run of Davies ends the ball in Olise's feet. He cuts in from the right side yet again, with the defenders knowing what he is going to do. Yet, his left-footed strike finds the back of the net and curling in. Atalanta are now left to the mercy of Bayern Munich, that too away from home.

Bayern Munich at this point are barely giving recovery time to Atalanta before scoring goals. Already three goals in the second half and they are looking for more. Atalanta has been suffocated by their intense press and are looking clueless now. Nicholas Jackson switches position with Gnabry off now. Drives through the right-hand side and puts in a cross. Jamal Musiala reaches at the end of it timely and taps it into the net.

Davies has pulled up with a leg injury on halfway having only come on at half-time for Bayern, with the Canadian's rotten luck on the fitness front sadly flaring up once again.

Atalanta show some urgency. A Carnesecchi clearance is flicked on by Krstovic at the halfway line releasing Samardzic in behind. The substitute escapes Bayern's backtracking defence, but a heavy touch allows Urbig to race off his line and smother the loose ball!

Atalanta's efforts finally pay off. They get a consolation goal. De Roon dashes onto a loose ball and plays Bellanova into space down the right, with the wing-back surging into the Bayern box. He crosses low for Krstovic, and after a collision with Urbig sends the striker flying, Pasalic slides in to sweep home from close range.

That's it. Urbig is injured and had to be carried off the pitch and referee blows the final whistle. A dominant victory for Vincent Kompany and his men but they will leave with a sour taste of losing Alphonso Davies to injury. Urbig's situation remains unclear as well. Bayern started with high intensity from the start with their man to man press suffocating Atalanta on the backline. The combination of Diaz-Jackson-Stanisic on the left and Olise cutting in from the right dismantled the Atalanta defence time and again and Bayern kept on taking their chances. Olise scored a brace while Stanisic, Musiala, Gnabry and Jackson scored one each. Pasalic pulled one back late but it doesn't look like it will be enough to keep the tie alive in the second leg.