Kompany leaves hospital after meningeal irritation, no return date set

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany left hospital on Wednesday, five days after collapsing at the club's training ground, and sporting director Max Eberl named a meningeal irritation as the cause. Eberl gave the update on German broadcaster ARD before Bayern's DFB-Pokal tie against Magdeburg.

Kompany had collapsed last Friday while watching a session of Bayern's second team. Eberl would not say when the Belgian will be back on the touchline. "Now it's about getting him healthy again. Essentially it's his rehab now. We'll keep looking day by day, without me setting a time frame," he told Sport1, adding that Kompany should recover completely.

Assistant coach Aaron Danks, 43, stays in charge. Bayern have won both games under the Englishman, 3-1 at Freiburg and 6-1 against Magdeburg, and Kompany will not be back for Saturday's Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund. "He is better and he is on a good path," Danks told ARD.

In Europe, Bayern sit 14th in the league phase on 5 points after three games (one win, two draws). Their next Champions League match is away to Atlético Madrid, 16th on 4 points, on 3 November.