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Bayern Say Coach Kompany Stable in Hospital but Out for Weeks

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Bayern Say Coach Kompany Stable in Hospital but Out for Weeks
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Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany is hospitalised in a stable condition with a virus and will miss several weeks of action.

  • Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany collapsed on the training pitch due to a virus.
  • Director of Sport Max Eberl confirmed Kompany is hospitalised in a stable condition.
  • Kompany is expected to miss weeks of action rather than days, with no exact recovery timeframe set yet.
  • English assistant coach Aaron Danks will replace Kompany for Sunday's Bundesliga match at Freiburg.
  • Germany captain Joshua Kimmich will also miss Sunday's match due to bereavement leave.
  • Bayern's second team game was postponed after the collapse, but the Bundesliga match against Freiburg will proceed.
  • Kompany had previously tried to push through the virus to coach during Wednesday's Champions League match against Arsenal.