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Diogo Jota tragedy also affected Bayern Munich

It is always even more special when you have a personal relationship with someone who has suffered such an incident, says Kimmich

Jul 5, 2025 15:22 286

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Diogo Jota's death also affects Bayern Munich, because the team has two Portuguese players. As is known, the Bavarians are currently participating in the Club World Cup in the United States, reports BTA.

Joao Palingha and Rafael Guerreiro are the players in question, and midfielder Joshua Kimmich said before the Bavarians' quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain tonight that the team had spoken about the situation and that the impact of what happened "can be seen in both of them".

"It is always even more special when you have a personal relationship with someone who has suffered such an incident. If you were his teammate, it doesn't leave you untouched," Kimmich said.

Jota and his brother Andre Silva died in a car accident in Spain early on Thursday. "Of course, accidents happen every day. But you are more moved when you know the person. We played against each other just a few weeks ago," Kimmich said, adding that the incident showed "how fragile everything is".

Bayern Munich held a minute's silence in memory of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva before their training session on Thursday.