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Olise's strike was his first Champions League goal since September At a glance Michael Olise involved in first three goals as Bayern take commanding lead inside 25 minutes Nicolas Jackson and Jamal Musiala find net either side of Olise's second goal Harry Kane an unused sub after return from calf injury Mario Pasalic replies in added time for Atalanta in Bergamo first-leg tie PLAYER RATINGS Michael Olise starred in the absence of Harry Kane as Bayern Munich thrashed Atalanta in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. England captain Kane was only fit enough for a place on the bench after returning from a calf injury. But Bayern did not need to call upon their striker as they stormed to a crushing success. Olise shone, playing a part in their three opening goals as the Bundesliga champions took a commanding lead by the 25th minute. The Frenchman's quick corner found an unmarked Serge Gnabry to set up Josip Stanisic to finish from close range for the 12th-minute opener. Olise added the second 10 minutes later with a curling effort, before he sent Gnabry through to clip over the advancing Marco Carnesecchi in the Atalanta goal. Nicolas Jackson and Jamal Musiala were also on target, their efforts sandwiched by a second for Olise, as Bayern had six by the 67th minute, before a late Mario Pasalic reply for the hosts in Bergamo. Victory extended their unbeaten run away from home to nine games and put them in a commanding position for the return at Allianz Arena on 18 March. It was a case of no Kane, no problem for Bayern. The Bundesliga champions may have been without Europe's top scorer this season, but that never looked likely to stop them laying down a serious marker in the Champions League when they travelled to Bergamo. With Olise in electrifying form, Vincent Kompany's men had all the firepower they needed. The Frenchman - who, officially, had a hand in half of his side's six goals - stole the show as the Germans showed why they are contenders to become European champions for a seventh time. After his performance at the New Balance Arena, Olise became the first French midfielder since Zinedine Zidane in 1998 to record seven or more goal contributions in consecutive Champions League campaigns. Back in Germany, the 24-year-old's 10 goals and 18 assists in 23 outings has helped his side open up an 11-point gap over Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga. The Bavarian club - who finished second behind Arsenal in the league phase - made it eight wins from nine games in Europe this season as they became only the second team in Champions League history to beat Atalanta by a five-goal margin. "That was the kind of performance we wanted. We were dangerous right throughout the match, " said Kompany on Prime Video. "We've got talent and quality in the team, so it's no surprise when the lads deliver like this. " What was a surprise, perhaps, was how Bayern claimed such a dominant success without Kane, who has been directly involved in 33 goals in 33 Champions League games for Bayern (27 goals, 6 assists) - more than any other player in the competition since the start of the 2023-24 season. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Latest Champions League table Champions League scores & fixtures Follow the latest Champions League news Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22: 00 on Wednesday on BBC i Player and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be a Champions League Match of the Day on BBC One on Wednesday, from 22: 40 to 00: 00. 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Bayern Munich and Atalanta have never faced before in European competition. The Germans lost their last knockout stage tie against Italian opposition in the UEFA Champions League (3-4 on aggregate v Internazionale in last season’s quarter-final), after having progressed from each of their previous four knockout ties against Serie A sides in the competition. Atalanta haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their nine knockout stage games in the UEFA Champions League (18 goals conceded, an average of 2 per game), while Bayern Munich have the highest goals per game ratio (1. 9) of any team in the knockout stages of the competition (min. 5 KO games). Bayern Munich have only lost one of their last 12 games in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League (W10 D1), although that lone defeat did come away to an Italian opponent (0-1 v Lazio in February 2024). Atalanta have lost six of their last seven games in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League (W1), although they did win their most recent one to progress to the round of 16 (4-1 at home to Borussia Dortmund), equalling their biggest margin of victory in the knockout stages (also 4-1 v Valencia in February 2020). Bayern Munich have won seven of their eight games in the UEFA Champions League this season (L1), with the only one they failed to win coming away to the league phase leaders Arsenal (1-3 in November). Since the Belgian joined the club, Atalanta have averaged 1. 57 goals from open play per game in the UEFA Champions League when Charles De Ketelaere has started (22 in 14 games), compared to just 0. 67 per game when he hasn’t been in the starting XI (4 in 6 games). Harry Kane has been directly involved in 33 goals in 33 UEFA Champions League games for Bayern Munich (27 goals, 6 assists), more than any other player in the competition since the start of the 2023-24 season. Of players with 500+ minutes played across the last two editions of the UEFA Champions League (2024-25 and 2025-26), Atalanta’s Lazar Samardzic ranks fifth for carries ending in a shot or chance created per 90 (2. 71), only behind Ousmane Dembélé (3. 2), Vinícius Júnior (2. 96), Désiré Doué (2. 96) and Lamine Yamal (2. 73). Bayern Munich are the only team with two midfielders with 100+ line-breaking passes in the UEFA Champions League this season, in the form of Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlovic (102 each). Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München). Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Dayot Upamecano (FC Bayern München). Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise. Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Davide Zappacosta. Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta). Assisted by Luis Díaz with a through ball. Foul by Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern München). Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta). Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonas Urbig (FC Bayern München). Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross. Goal! Atalanta 0, FC Bayern München 3. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise. Goal! Atalanta 0, FC Bayern München 2. Michael Olise (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano. Foul by Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München). Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta with a cross. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta). Goal! Atalanta 0, FC Bayern München 1. Josip Stanisic (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Serge Gnabry following a corner. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.