Bayern Rule Out Postponement As Kompany Faces Lengthy Spell Out

Bayern boss Kompany in stable condition 

Bayern Munich will not seek a postponement for Sunday's game at Freiburg despite Vincent Kompany's hospitalisation. The coach collapsed with a virus and is expected to miss weeks of action.

Kompany hospitalised and set for extended absence, says Bayern...

Bayern Munich anticipate that head coach Vincent Kompany will face a lengthy absence as he continues to receive hospital treatment for a virus, having collapsed on the training pitch on Friday.

Addressing the media at a press conference on Saturday, Bayern sporting director Max Eberl confirmed Kompany remains hospitalised but is in a “stable“ condition.

English assistant coach Aaron Danks will step in for the 40-year-old for Sunday's Bundesliga clash away at Freiburg.

Eberl told reporters that “examinations were continuing” to determine the nature of the former Manchester City and Belgium captain's condition, with a timeline for his recovery yet to be established.

“Vinnie will be given all the time he needs. We're not starting to put together any timeframes,” he added.

“I explained to him that we wouldn't be having no football conversations. It was just checking in on his health and making sure he's OK.

“All the football operations are in our hands and we'll work together as a team to keep the club moving forward.”

Bayern's second-team fixture was postponed on Friday following Kompany's collapse, but Eberl said the club had not considered requesting a postponement for Sunday's Bundesliga match.

“I think the greatest joy for Vinnie would be for us to play well tomorrow and, ideally, get a positive result,” Eberl said.

“That would probably be one of the best things we could do to help him recover.”

Danks also confirmed that Germany captain Joshua Kimmich, who has been on bereavement leave since Tuesday, will miss the game on Sunday.

Kompany had returned to the dugout for Wednesday's home match against Arsenal, despite missing the pre-match press conference because 

of the virus.

Speaking after the Arsenal game, Kompany said his body had reacted after he attempted to push through the illness.

“I caught a pretty nasty virus last week, and of course I didn't listen to my body - and then at some point my body just said, 'enough is enough!'” he said.

🗣️ 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗘𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 “The good news is he's stable. I spoke with him last night, with his wife too. It wasn't a nice moment for all of us, he collapsed on the pitch yesterday and will spend a few more days in hospital until everything is checked over. It shows again how health is the most important thing in life - not football. So, all of us send our best well-wishes. We as FC Bayern stand together. The most important thing is that the cause is established and he gets fit again. He'll only come back when he's fit.”

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The reigning champions go into Sunday's fixture top of the Bundesliga table, one point ahead of Freiburg.

Bayern's next matches

Their next Champions League outing is on November 3 away to Atletico Madrid.