Bayern coach Nagelsmann tests positive for coronavirus

This Oct. 19, 2021 taken photo shows Julian Nagelsmann, head coach of German soccer club Bayern Munich during a training session for the Champions League group E soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich. Nagelsmann has tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. He will return to Munich separately from the team by ambulance plane and will be placed in domestic isolation. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

This Oct. 19, 2021 taken photo shows Julian Nagelsmann, head coach of German soccer club Bayern Munich during a training session for the Champions League group E soccer match between Benfica and Bayern Munich. Nagelsmann has tested positive for the coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. He will return to Munich separately from the team by ambulance plane and will be placed in domestic isolation. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

 
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MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Nagelsmann missed Bayern’s 4-0 win over Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday after showing signs of what the club said at the time was a “flu-like infection,” but sent instructions to his assistants remotely.

“Julian Nagelsmann has tested positive for Coronavirus despite being fully vaccinated. He will fly back to Munich separately from the team in a medical plane and isolate back there,” Bayern said in a statement on social media on Thursday.

Bayern’s next game on Saturday is at home to Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga.

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