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Bayern vs PSG: Kompany suspended, Musiala back.

4/29/2026

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Summary

Kompany Suspended

Bayern Munich will start the Champions League leg against Paris Saint-Germain without head coach Vincent Kompany, suspended after his third yellow card in the quarter-final win over Real Madrid, with assistant Aaron Danks in charge.
Harry Kane said the squad will miss Kompany on the touchline, calling him “our boss.”
Jamal Musiala returns for the PSG tie after a leg break, while Serge Gnabry sits out with a muscle tear.

Summary

Bayern Wins Title

Marie-Loise Eta was appointed Union Berlin head coach, becoming the first woman to lead a team in Germany’s top flight.
Vincent Kompany condemned the racial abuse suffered by Vinícius Júnior during the Benfica match.
Philipp Lahm warned that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia could exploit gaps if Bayern lose defensive one-on-one duels.
Bayern Munich have secured the Bundesliga title and can still add the DFB Pokal for a double.

History

Historical Context

Germany’s women’s team clinched its third UEFA European Championship on 26 March 1995, beating Sweden 3-2 and beginning a run of six straight titles through 2013. The DFB’s 1970 lift of the ban and the 1982 formation of the national side laid the groundwork for today’s breakthrough, as Union Berlin appointed Marie-Loise Eta as the Bundesliga’s first female manager.

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Kompany Suspended

Bayern Munich will start the Champions League leg against Paris Saint-Germain without head coach Vincent Kompany, suspended after his third yellow card in the quarter-final win over Real Madrid, with assistant Aaron Danks in charge.
Harry Kane said the squad will miss Kompany on the touchline, calling him “our boss.”
Jamal Musiala returns for the PSG tie after a leg break, while Serge Gnabry sits out with a muscle tear.

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