Fan's death overshadows Bayern's win in Champions League as fans refrain from singing

Bayern Munich is mourning nan decease of a instrumentality who attended nan team’s 1-0 triumph complete Benfica successful nan Champions League

MUNICH -- Bayern Munich is mourning nan decease of a instrumentality who attended nan team’s 1-0 triumph complete Benfica successful nan Champions League connected Wednesday.

The Bavarian nine said early Thursday greeting that it received nan news that nan instrumentality had died while being transported to nan hospital.

Bayern fans did not singing aliases chant during nan crippled retired of respect for nan person. The ambiance successful Bayern’s stadium was noticeably muted immoderate minutes aft kickoff erstwhile it became evident location was a aesculapian emergency requiring nan attraction of paramedics and constabulary officers,

The Bayern supporters’ group Club Nr. 12 said its members would “not beryllium supporting arsenic accustomed coming because of an emergency aesculapian intervention. Life comes earlier sport. We wish nan family and friends tons of strength.”

The Bayern supporters did not resume chanting aft nan personification was carried retired of nan artifact connected a stretcher aft astir half an hour.

Jamal Musiala’s 67th-minute header – group up by Harry Kane – was capable for Bayern to extremity its two-game losing tally and declare its 2nd triumph of nan convention phase.

The Bayern fans shouted and celebrated nan goal, but nan ambiance remained muted for nan remainder of nan match.

“We didn't cognize of it during nan game, conscionable aft it,” Bayern midfielder Konrad Laimer said of nan aesculapian emergency. “We wish nan family spot and champion wishes, we're reasoning of each involved, and we're hoping for nan champion for nan individual fan."

Bayern's announcement came later.

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