MUNICH (AP) — Jonas Urbig is back in Bayern Munich's starting lineup against Atalanta after his recovery from concussion amid an injury crisis that nearly meant a chance for 16-year-old goalkeeper Leonard Prescott in the Champions League round-of-16 second-leg game Wednesday.
Urbig, normally Bayern’s second choice in goal, sustained a concussion after colliding with an opponent when Bayern won the first leg 6-1 last week. Fellow goalkeepers Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich have injuries too and aren't in the squad.
Urbig was named in the starting lineup just over an hour before kickoff. Prescott and the 19-year-old Jannis Bärtl were on the bench.
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said Tuesday that Urbig's return would be a “purely medical decision” and he'd been training as normal.
New York-born Prescott was on the bench for the team’s Bundesliga game Saturday when third-choice Ulreich tore an adductor muscle. Kompany had said Prescott would be the preferred option if Urbig couldn't play.
Bayern has also been dealing with injuries to left back Alphonso Davies and forward Jamal Musiala after last week’s win at Atalanta.
Harry Kane was back in Bayern’s starting lineup for the first time since Feb. 28 after a calf issue.
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Bayern's Harry Kane during a German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Bayern's goalkeeper Jonas Urbig arrives for a training session in Munich, Germany, Monday, March 9, 2026, ahead of the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Atalanta Bergamo and FC Bayern. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assailants, the army said.
The militants, suspected members of Boko Haram or the Islamic State West Africa Province, were supported by multiple armed drones when they attacked the base in Mallam Fatori in the state of Borno, near the border with Niger, at around 12:50 a.m., army spokesperson Sani Uba said in a statement.
Uba said the troops had anticipated the assault and repelled it with ground fire and air support, killing at least 80 fighters, including three “high-profile” commanders. The Associated Press could not independently verify the claims.
A previous statement by the army put the death toll at over 60.
The army spokesperson said four soldiers were wounded evacuated for treatment. He said troops recovered a large cache of weapons from suspected militants, including assault rifles, RPG launchers, machine guns, ammunition, improvised explosive devices and armed drone components.
The attack comes after three suspected suicide bombings Monday killed at least 23 people and wounded 108 others in Borno's capital Maiduguri. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suspicion quickly fell on the Boko Haram jihadi group, which in 2009 launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria to enforce their radical interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law.
Boko Haram has since become stronger, with thousands of fighters and different factions. One of its offshoots, the Islamic State West Africa Province, which is backed by the Islamic State group, has staged a growing number of attacks against the military in recent months.
The crisis has overstretched the Nigerian military, which also battles other security crises across the conflict-battered north.
More than 40,000 people in Nigeria have been killed since Boko Haram's insurgency began, according to data from the United Nations. Analysts say not enough is being done by the government to protect its citizens.
The U.S. sent troops last month to the West African nation to help advise its military on the fight against insecurity.
Dyepkazah Shibayan in Abuja, Nigeria contributed to this report.
Victims of Monday's bomb blast at a market receives treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)
Victims of Monday's bomb blast at a market receives treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)
A security person stands guard following Monday's bomb blast at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)
Police officers secure the scene of Monday'sc bomb blast at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola)
A security person patrols at the scene of Monday's bomb blast at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jossy Ola )
