FC Bayern Munich will have to do without Joshua Kimmich in the Champions League game against FC Arsenal. The reason is a bereavement in the immediate family circle.
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FC Bayern Munich meets Arsenal FC in the Champions League.
Joshua Kimmich was missing from FC Bayern Munich's final training session on Tuesday for personal reasons. He will also not be with the team this evening in the Champions League game against Arsenal FC (9 p.m. / DAZN) - due to a "bereavement in the immediate family circle," said the German record champions. "On behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy and grief and therefore refrain from further research and reporting. The entire FC Bayern stands with Joshua Kimmich in deep sympathy."
According to information from “Bild”, it is Kimmich’s father. That summer he sat in the stands at the World Cup in the USA.
Bayern will host the English champions this evening for the first Champions League top game of the season. Last season both teams also met in the league phase. At that time, eventual finalists Arsenal FC won 3-1 in London.
Before the reunion with his former club, national player Serge Gnabry said that from Bayern's perspective there was still a small score to settle. In addition to Kimmich, the suspended offensive star Michael Olise will be missing after his yellow-red card in the 3-3 draw in Stavanger - and possibly also head coach Vincent Kompany, who has suffered from a viral infection in the past few days.
Kompany's assistant is ready
His assistant Aaron Danks may also have to represent him in the coaching zone during the game. This would not be an unknown situation for the 43-year-old Englishman. “Not that much changes for me,” he said calmly.
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