The club said on the morning of Wednesday, 21 October that Kimmich will miss the 21:00 kickoff against Arsenal. Bild reported that his 57-year-old father died suddenly.
Kimmich was absent from the final training session on Tuesday, 20 October, when the club cited only private reasons.
Olise was sent off in the 3-3 draw with Norwegian outsider Viking Stavanger and is now suspended, according to N-tv.
Bayern Munich confirmed on the morning of Wednesday, 21 October that Joshua Kimmich will not be available for the Champions League home match against Arsenal, which kicks off at 21:00 that evening. The club said the German international is mourning the death of a close member of his family. Bayern gave no further details about the bereavement. On behalf of the family, the club also asked the public to respect their privacy and grief and to refrain from further research and reporting on the matter.
“In deep sympathy, the whole of FC Bayern stands by Joshua Kimmich.”
Kimmich had already missed the final training session on Tuesday, 20 October, when the club cited only 'private reasons' for his absence. Bild then reported, citing people close to the player, that his father had died suddenly at the age of 57. Blick repeated the report and added that the father had been active in the youth section of VfB Bösingen, Kimmich's first club, and had supported his son from an early age. The club's statement did not specify which relative had died. The timeline below sets out the sequence of announcements.
Michael Olise is the second Bayern player missing from the match. He was sent off in the 3-3 draw against Norwegian outsider Viking Stavanger after throwing the ball into an opponent's face, according to Spiegel. N-tv describes him as suspended, and Bayerischer Rundfunk says his absence is due to a suspension. The two absences leave Vincent Kompany with changes in two places in his starting lineup, according to BR.
Arsenal, the English champions and last season's Champions League finalists, have won their first two matches in the competition this season. Spiegel named the Bayern fixture the highlight of the third matchday, alongside Paris Saint-Germain's 4-2 win over Barcelona on Tuesday, 20 October. RB Leipzig also play that evening, at Real Madrid at 21:00. In their league-phase meeting last season, Arsenal beat Bayern 3-1 in London, according to N-tv. BR wrote that losing Kimmich weighs heavily because he is one of the central players in Bayern's midfield.
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Bayern Munich will be without Joshua Kimmich and Michael Olise for the Champions League home game against Arsenal, after the club said the midfielder is mourning a close family member.
AI text based on reports by sport.interia.pl, Blick.ch, Spiegel Online and other publishers. Published .