Müller and Kimmich positive: Munich's corona wave does not stop at FC Bayern

Created: 2022-10-02 07:52

By: Marius Epp

The Munich Corona wave also affects FC Bayern.

Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller tested positive on Saturday.

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Munich – Thomas Müller and Joshua Kimmich are in domestic isolation after positive corona tests.

FC Bayern announced this on Saturday afternoon.

The two key players in Munich are symptom-free and doing well.

Müller and Kimmich will miss the Champions League game against Viktoria Pilsen on Tuesday evening.

The two are allowed to leave the isolation after five days at the earliest, provided they are symptom-free for 48 hours.

FC Bayern in Corona bad luck: Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller tested positive

Leon Goretzka and Manuel Neuer had already tested positive during the international break.

Corona cases three and four now follow at the record champions.

The Corona wave in the city of Munich also seems to have arrived at FC Bayern.

In the Bavarian capital, the seven-day incidence rose to 834.3 on October 1.

At the start of the Oktoberfest, the number was still 204.9.

A connection cannot be proven, but it is obvious.

Thomas Müller and Joshua Kimmich have to take a compulsory break.

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If the two Bayern stars remain symptom-free and can show negative test results in good time, they will be ready for action again in the important top game against Borussia Dortmund on October 8th.

FC Bayern reacted to the increasing corona numbers in Munich on Saturday with an immediate measure: For the time being, the players are no longer allowed to give autographs.

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It is not unlikely that other players have become infected.

That's why the club will do everything in its power to isolate the team as much as possible in the coming week.

Both Kimmich and Müller have not tested positive for the first time.

For Müller it is even the third time.

Both players are vaccinated, after initial reluctance Kimmich decided to get vaccinated last winter.

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Müller and Kimmich were in the starting eleven in the 4-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen, but it is unclear whether they were already contagious at that point.

Victory against Leverkusen: FC Bayern shoots the frustration from the soul

FC Bayern got out of the crisis with a convincing 4-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen on Friday.

In the Wiesn special jersey, the Munich team managed the longed-for liberation after four games without a win.

Jamal Musiala was once again the outstanding player, providing two assists and a goal.

Due to the defeats of Borussia Dortmund and Union Berlin on Saturday, the record champions moved up to third place in the table.