Bayern Lead Cut to 1 Point as Coach Stays Hospitalized

Bayern Munich holds a one-point edge over Freiburg going into Sunday's Bundesliga match, with head coach Vincent Kompany still in hospital and no date set for his return. The 40-year-old collapsed at training on Friday. Bayern's second-team fixture that day was postponed.

Director of Sport Max Eberl said Kompany was in stable condition and that examinations were still underway to identify the illness. "Vinnie will be given all the time he needs. We're not starting to put together any timeframes," Eberl told reporters. He said the club would not seek to move Sunday's game and that the absence would run to weeks rather than days.

Assistant coach Aaron Danks will run the team at Freiburg. The English coach said he spoke with Kompany on Friday to check on his health, not to discuss tactics. "All the football operations are in our hands, and we'll work together as a team to keep the club moving forward," Danks said. He confirmed Germany captain Joshua Kimmich will also miss Sunday's match; Kimmich has been on bereavement leave since Tuesday.

Kompany had been in the dugout for Wednesday's home match against Arsenal but skipped the pre-match news conference because of the virus. He said afterward that he had ignored early signs of trouble. "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!'",