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Bayern Munich will face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final without their coach Vincent Kompany, who is suspended. Assistant coach Aaron Danks will take charge for the match at Parc des Princes.
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Bayern Munich's coach Vincent Kompany watches over a training session ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League soccer match against Paris Saint-Germain. Sven Hoppe/dpa
Bayern Munich must take the next step towards the Champions League title without their suspended coach Vincent Kompany on Tuesday, with his English assistant Aaron Danks set to be in charge for their first leg semi-final at Paris Saint-Germain.
Danks, 42, is normally one of three assistants and normally in charge of set pieces.
He will now be in charge at the Parc des Princes after Kompany picked up a third yellow card in the recent quarter-final victory over Real Madrid.
Kompany conducted the final training in Munich on Monday but it was also observed that Danks exchanged high-fived with several Bayern stars.
How much the absence of the big motivator Kompany, who is denied any contact with the team once they reach the stadium, will hurt Bayern remains to be seen as striker Harry Kane saw both sides of the spectrum.
"It's down to us to perform on the pitch," the England captain said, expecting no major impact and adding that team leaders will have an additional role on the pitch to push the others.
But he also admitted: "We'll miss him on the touchline. He's our boss, a coach who'd love to be out there with us."
Sporting director Christoph Freund said that "we will rise to this challenge and, as a team, we will manage it and get through it."
On the players' side, Serge Gnabry and Raphaël Guerreiro are out and and not quite ready to return from injuries.
Vincent Kompany is suspended for receiving a third yellow card during the quarter-final match against Real Madrid.
Aaron Danks, the English assistant coach, will take charge of Bayern Munich in the absence of Vincent Kompany.
The match is crucial as it is the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, a key step towards the title.
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Bayern beat title holders PSG 2-1 in Paris in the league stage in autumn, with Luis Diaz scoring both goals before being sent off.
A repeat would put Bayern in a good position for next week's return leg in Munich where the place in the May 30 final in Budapest will be decided and Kompany will be back on the touchline.
"I'm expecting a tough game but am excited for the challenge. We're ready. It's now about performing," Kane said.
Freund said: It'll be key that we play as a team, that we're aggressive in our duels and leave it all out on the pitch.
"It'll be an exciting, aggressive football match with lots of individual quality. It's two excellent teams facing each other. It'll come down to the small things," he said.