This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. The issue of Bayern Munich's goalkeeper for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 is a tangled mess. The story has more twists than a goal net and may not end here. After three goalkeepers were injured at the same time, Vincent Kompany's solution seemed to be Leonard Prescott, a young 16-year-old who usually defends the goal for the under-19 team. However, there is a legal question that arises: in Germany, minors under 18 can only work until 8:00 PM, and the match against Atalanta starts at 9:00 PM. In fact, this is the same law that in 2024 forced Lamine Yamal, a Spanish winger for Barcelona, then 16 years old, to request special permission to participate in some matches for the Spanish national team in the European Championship. But it is also the exception used by Yamal that now affects Bayern Munich. There is the possibility of requesting special permission for Prescott, and since 2021, there has been a specific exception that allows minors under 18 to work at sporting events until 11:00 PM. That is the time the match is expected to end, and if it goes beyond 11:00 PM, another special authorization would be needed. Fortunately, it is unlikely that the tie will require extra time after the Bavarians won in Italy 6-1 – at least there is something to facilitate this story! That said, Prescott will not be able to attend training the following day if it is scheduled for the morning, as the same law requires a minimum uninterrupted rest of 14 hours for minors who work until 11:00 PM. According to Bild, there is a strong possibility that Jonas Urbig will recover and be an option for the match, as he suffered a concussion in the first leg that has kept him out since then. Still, the presence of the young 16-year-old goalkeeper will be necessary, if not to start, at least as a substitute. If he makes his debut, which would happen at 16 years and 176 days, the 1.96-meter tall young man born in the USA would set a new record at the club, surpassing the previous record held by Sven Scheuer, who played for Bayern Munich at 18 years and 237 days during the 1989/90 season against Glasgow Rangers.
Bayern Munich Vincent Kompany remains central to this story.
Bayern Munich Vincent Kompany remains central to this story.
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