In a decisive return leg, FC Bayern Munich secured a place in the Champions League quarter‑finals by defeating Atalanta 4‑1. The German champions had already set the tone with a 6‑1 victory at home in the first leg, leaving them comfortably positioned from the start.
At the beginning of the match, the visiting Atalanta squad adopted a defensive approach, pressuring Bayern from the outset. Bayern took the lead in the 25th minute when Harry Kane converted a penalty. The shot had to be retaken because the Atalanta goalkeeper moved too early from the line, but Kane calmly finished the second attempt.
In the second half, Kane extended the advantage in the 54th minute with a solo effort, bringing the score to 2‑0. A minute later, Lennart Karl added a third goal after a well‑designed play. Atalanta attempted to respond, but in the 70th minute the German side capitalized on a counter‑attack; Luis Díaz finished with a graceful lob to make it 4‑0.
A late consolation try for the Italians came from Lazar Samardžić, who headed a corner past the Bayern goalkeeper in the 85th minute, but the late goal did nothing to change the outcome. Bayern’s 4‑1 win-together with the earlier 6‑1 triumph-ensured their progression, marking them as the last Bundesliga team still in the Champions League. Their next match will be against Real Madrid in the quarter‑finals.
