FC Bayern claimed a 6-1 first-leg win away at Atalanta on Tuesday night to put themselves in a promising position to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Josip Stanišić, Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry handed Bayern a comfortable 3-0 lead before half-time. Nicolas Jackson, Olise and Jamal Musiala rounded off the half dozen, before Mario Pašalić’s added-time consolation for the hosts.
Bayern lined up with Jonas Urbig in goal and Stanišić, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah and Konrad Laimer in defence. Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlović anchored a midfield featuring Olise, Gnabry and Luis Díaz, with Jackson up front. Alphonso Davies and Musiala took over from Laimer and Gnabry at half-time, with Leon Goretzka coming on for Pavlović midway through the second half. Davies later had to be subbed off with injury, Tom Bischof taking over. Raphaël Guerreiro replaced Stanišić in the closing stages.
