During the game against Lisbon, there was a tragic incident, a fan had to be treated and later died.

FC Bayern is mourning. The fan, who was resuscitated several times during the Champions League game between Munich and Benfica Lisbon (1-0) on Wednesday evening, died on the way to the hospital. This was announced by the German record football champions on Wednesday night.

“FC Bayern in mourning: Death overshadows 1-0 win over Lisbon,” the club announced in a statement. The success of the team, coached by Vincent Kompany, was ‘pushed into the background by a sad event,’ the Munich club said, adding that they were ”grieving alongside the relatives.”

Bayern coach Kompany and Thomas Müller react Due to the medical emergency in block 226, the south stand, home to the club’s most loyal supporters, had already stopped supporting the team after three minutes of play. The club also reduced its coverage of the game. According to the tabloid Bild, an elderly man suffered a heart attack! Helpers and paramedics were quickly in the middle tier, where an emergency doctor tried to resuscitate the man. A tarp held up by several stewards was used to shield the scene from the view of other spectators.

About an hour after the final whistle, the news of the man’s death reached Bayern, “the sad news”. Captain Manuel Neuer had reported shortly before that the victory had not been widely celebrated in the dressing room because of the incident. Coach Vincent Kompany showed sympathy immediately after the game: “It’s hard to talk about football at the moment. After the game, we didn’t celebrate as much as we normally would. We always hope that our fans and all the fans go home safely. Unfortunately, that was not the case today.”

Star player Thomas Müller paid tribute to the fans for adjusting their support: ‘When something like this happens, it’s also a nice sign of solidarity that the fans don’t have their own party at the front, but show a bit of humanity.’