A string of injuries has wiped out every senior goalkeeping option, leaving the club on the brink of turning to a 16-year-old academy player for one of their most important matches of the season.

Manuel Neuer remains sidelined with a muscle injury, while Jonas Urbig is unavailable after suffering a concussion in the first leg. Sven Ulreich has also been ruled out following a recent muscle problem and Leon Klanac has been absent since the start of the year with a similar issue.

With no recognised first-team goalkeeper fit, Kompany has been forced to look towards youth. The leading candidate is Leonard Prescott, but his potential involvement has been complicated by German labour laws.

Regulations prevent under-18s from working beyond 20.00 CET, while the match is scheduled to kick off at 21.00 CET. Bayern are now scrambling to obtain special permission, though even existing exemptions may not fully apply given further restrictions on late working hours.

Should clearance be granted, Prescott would still be subject to strict recovery rules, including mandatory rest the following day.

The situation leaves Bayern in a race against time to resolve an issue few elite clubs ever encounter, with Kompany balancing legal constraints and sporting necessity as he searches for a solution in goal.

Leonard Prescott

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