{"id":1183,"date":"2026-10-25T19:43:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T19:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/25\/bayern-beat-freiburg-to-reclaim-top-spot-as-kompany-remains-hospitalised\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T19:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T19:43:35","slug":"bayern-beat-freiburg-to-reclaim-top-spot-as-kompany-remains-hospitalised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/25\/bayern-beat-freiburg-to-reclaim-top-spot-as-kompany-remains-hospitalised\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern beat Freiburg to reclaim top spot as Kompany remains hospitalised"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bayern<\/p>\n

Bayern Munich reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win at Freiburg on Sunday, days after coach Vincent Kompany was hospitalised when he collapsed at training.<\/p>\n

Bayern were missing several first-team players and Kompany, but cruised to a two-goal lead at half-time with Dayot Upamecano and Serge Gnabry scoring.<\/p>\n

Freiburg pulled one back and were pushing for a point in stoppage time when goalkeeper Mio Backhaus was caught out up the field, allowing Michael Olise to slide the ball into an empty net.<\/p>\n

Kompany remains in hospital and is being treated for a mystery virus, with Bayern saying Saturday the coach is likely to be out for \u201cdays, not weeks\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just opened my phone to a message from Vince saying \u2018well done\u2019 and he was happy,\u201d assistant coach Aaron Danks told DAZN.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just replied saying \u2018brilliant \u2014 now go rest\u2019. I sent him a kissing emoji, so hopefully he rests up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bayern sporting director Max Eberl gave an update on Kompany\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s stable. He no longer has a headache. He\u2019s now undergoing a thorough examination. Everything is being handled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no diagnosis, nothing final yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

With victory Bayern leapfrogged Borussia Dortmund to top the table ahead of the duo\u2019s clash in Munich next week.<\/p>\n

Harry Kane had a close-range effort saved late in the second half but failed to find the net a day before the Ballon d\u2019Or ceremony in London, with the England captain among the favourites.<\/p>\n

Bayern arrived in the Black Forest after a tumultuous few days which left them lacking leaders. With coach Kompany still in hospital after collapsing on Friday, Englishman Danks was in the dugout.<\/p>\n

The visitors were also without injured captain Manuel Neuer, Luis Diaz, Jamal Musiala, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Kim Min-jae, while midfielder and Germany captain Joshua Kimmich was on bereavement leave due to the sudden death of his father.<\/p>\n

Bayern were in the unusual position of sitting back and absorbing pressure as Freiburg pushed, but took the lead after 16 minutes when Upamecano started and finished a length-of-the-field counter.<\/p>\n

The France defender won possession near his own box, played a one-two with Olise before thundering goalwards and sending a cool shot past Backhaus.<\/p>\n

Bayern doubled up just before the break when Gnabry latched onto a Nathaniel Brown pass and nutmegged Backhaus to score.<\/p>\n

With 10 minutes remaining, Kane stung Backhaus\u2019s palms from close range and the hosts went on an immediate counter, forcing Tom Bischof into conceding an own goal.<\/p>\n

The goal sparked Freiburg to life and Bayern \u2018keeper Jonas Urbig needed to make crucial saves from Igor Matanovic in the dying moments.<\/p>\n

With Freiburg and Backhaus pushing high, Olise won possession and scored to wrap up the victory.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Hoffenheim hit 1,000 mark \u2013<\/h2>\n

Hoffenheim scored three goals in the final 11 minutes, including the 1,000th league goal in their history, as they snapped Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s six-game winning streak with a 3-0 home victory.<\/p>\n

Hoffenheim, who beat Lyon by the same scoreline in the Europa League on Thursday, have now won three in a row.<\/p>\n

The best chance of the opening half fell to former Leverkusen forward Adam Hlozek when he rattled the post with 38 minutes gone.<\/p>\n

With the match looking headed for a scoreless draw, Leverkusen captain Edmond Tapsoba swept Fisnik Asllani\u2019s ankle while defending a cross, with the referee pointing to the spot after a VAR review.<\/p>\n

Andrej Kramaric\u2019s 79th-minute penalty was the milestone goal and put Hoffenheim on track for victory.<\/p>\n

With Leverkusen pushing for an equaliser, Hoffenheim broke on the counter and Alexander Prass scored, but he picked up a second yellow for removing his shirt in celebration, before leaving the pitch slapping himself on the forehead in dismay.<\/p>\n

Max Moerstedt added a third despite the one-man disadvantage in the sixth minute of stoppage time.<\/p>\n

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