Bayern Top Bundesliga Again as Kompany Recovers in Hospital

Bayern Munich are back on top of the Bundesliga after beating Freiburg, and their unbeaten start to the season continues. The win moves the German champions to the summit, but the mood around the club has been shaped by the absence of their head coach.

Vincent Kompany was not there to see it. The Belgian is recovering in hospital after collapsing while watching Bayern's second team train, a scare that has understandably overshadowed the football. The club used the occasion to pay tribute to its manager.

It is a strange kind of milestone. Results usually define a coach's week, yet for Bayern the priorities are clear: Kompany's health comes first, and the league table comes second. The team delivered a result while its manager was away, and that is the detail that will stay with supporters.