Max Eberl said Vincent Kompany will watch Bayern München vs Borussia Dortmund, but Bayern's head coach still has no direct influence on the team. The Bayern sporting director said Kompany is back from hospital after illness, yet his return to the dugout remains open.
"He will also watch the game. But as far as the team is concerned, as far as the influence is concerned, it is zero," Eberl told SPORT1, after speaking to Kompany on the phone. He added that Kompany is "resting" and "really isolated, more or less."
Kompany's status before the Klassiker
SPORT1's line was that Kompany is still missing for Bayern München after his meningitis. AP has described the same spell as treatment for an infection. Either way, the practical point is the same on matchday, he will not be running the team in person.
That leaves Bayern preparing for a game with a strong league position, but no coach on the touchline. Bayern München go into the fixture on 17 points from 7 matches, with a goal difference of 19 and a five-match Bundesliga run of WWDWW behind them.
Bayern's problems around the fixture run
The injury list around the Klassiker is not clean either. Ismael Saibari and Serge Gnabry both went off injured in the space of a few minutes during the Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund, and Saibari hurt his right leg in a collision with Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel.
Three days later, Bayern travel to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on 3 November at 20:00 UTC. That makes Kompany's absence more than a side note, because the next week already comes with another major test on the schedule.
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