Soccer-Bayern running out of keepers after Ulreich injury


Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - March 14, 2026 Bayern Munich's Sven Ulreich after the match REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

MUNICH, Germany, March ⁠15 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich are running out ⁠of fit goalkeepers after third choice ‌keeper Sven Ulreich joined Manuel Neuer and Jonas Urbig on the injury list, the club said on ​Sunday.

The 37-year-old Ulreich was injured ⁠in their 1-1 ⁠draw at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, picking up ⁠an ‌adductor muscle injury, Bayern said in a statement.

He had been called ⁠up for action after Urbig's concussion ​in their ‌midweek Champions League win over Atalanta and ⁠amid the ​ongoing injury absence of first-choice Neuer.

Teenager Leonard Prescott was on the bench on Saturday ⁠as he was on Tuesday ​in Italy, and the 16-year-old could potentially earn a start for Wednesday's return leg against ⁠Atalanta, with Bayern carrying a 6-1 win from the first leg. Other options are keepers from the reserve team.

Neuer is working ​towards a comeback from ⁠a muscle injury but is unlikely to ​be fit for Wednesday ‌in Munich. Urbig is expected ​to come back next week.

(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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