After "Sad" Kim Minjae, why are you definitely going to participate in "16-year-old high school student?" Munich, the 'unprecedented crisis', is in line with goalkeeper 'Noyer+3 options out'

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Bayern Munich is on high alert. It is an unprecedented crisis that requires a 16-year-old goalkeeper to stand behind the final defender, including Kim Min-jae (30).

"München faces an unprecedented crisis of goalkeeper injury ahead of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 match against Atalanta (Italy)," British media "ESPN reported on the 17th (Korea time), adding, "Coach Vincent Kompany must choose one of the inexperienced youth players with all three first-team goalkeepers lost."

Currently, Munich's goalkeeper's camp is simply devastated. Club legend and key gatekeeper Manuel Neuer has been out of power with a ruptured muscle and candidate goalkeeper Jonas Urbihi is recovering from a concussion. On top of that, Sven Ulreich, a three-option player who defended the goal in the Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, also collapsed with a thigh injury.

Leonard Prescott, a 16-year-old prospect who was born in 2009, is the most likely alternative in this emergency situation. Prescott, who was born in New York, USA and played in the German national team by age (U15, U16 and U17), has already been on the bench list in the last match against Leverkusen.

If Prescott starts against Atalanta, he will be the second youngest player to play in the club's history after Paul Barner (now PSV Eindhoven), the youngest goalkeeper in Munich history. Prescott, who is still a high school student, is a promising player who has only enjoyed youth stages such as the UEFA Youth League and the German Junior Cup.

Fortunately, Munich has already dominated the Champions League quarterfinals. In the first round, they secured a five-goal margin with a 6-1 victory over Italy. For Kompany, it is an opportunity to debut a promising player on the first-tier stage with a big lead.

First of all, Kompany has other options besides Prescott. 19-year-old goalkeeper Janis Bartle, who has been consistently playing in Munich's second division, is also a candidate for the starting lineup. Bartle had the experience of sitting on the bench during the match against Borussia Dortmund last month. On top of that, there is a possibility that Urbihi, who is suffering from concussion, will recover and return before game time.

Munich are in danger of having to protect an inexperienced young goalkeeper due to an unexpected string injury. There is a high possibility that a 16-year-old boy will defend Munich's goal with Kim Min-jae at the UCL, the world's best stage.

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