Yesterday’s victory Bayern Munich against Benfica in the Champions League 1-0 ended in second place. The Bavarian club announced the death of a young fan during the match. “In the Champions League match against Benfica, Bayern’s 1-0 victory was overshadowed by a sad event. A medical emergency in the stands of the Allianz Arena overshadowed the match from the start. Out of respect, the Südkurve he refrained from loudly supporting his team and the club also reduced its coverage of this match. About an hour after the final whistle, the club received the sad news that the fan had died on the way to hospital. Bayern is in mourning and expresses its condolences to his loved ones.”
From the third minute, the Südkurve ultras present at the Allianz Arena stopped their cheering during the intervention of the emergency services in the south-east sector of the stadium. After half an hour, as the emergency services left the area, the Bavarian ultras made an announcement with a megaphone, before removing the flags from this stand. At the end of the meeting, Capt Manuel Neuer and mister Vincent Kompany This is how they reacted to the tragic event.
“We didn’t know it was due to a medical emergency. It’s absolutely understandable that there was no encouragement. We didn’t celebrate this victory in the locker room,” said the German goalkeeper in the mixed zone. “It’s not easy to talk about football. We didn’t celebrate like we usually do”, reiterated the coach.