The Bayern Munich team doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt and three other members of the medical team quit the club on Thursday saying they had been blamed for the Champions League defeat against Porto the previous night.
The renowned Müller-Wohlfahrt, who has worked at Bayern since 1977, released a statement saying: “After Bayern Munich’s game in the Champions League against Porto ... the medical team were made responsible for the defeat.”
The other three members walking out were Müller-Wohlfahrt’s son, Kilian, as well as Peter Ueblacker and Lutz Hänsel.
Bayern Munich seemed to be unaware of the development on Thursday night. “We have not heard about this press release, so we can’t comment on it,” said their press manager Markus Hörwick.
Müller-Wohlfahrt has quit once before, after a disagreement with Jürgen Klinsmann in 2008, but returned as soon as the former Tottenham player had left the club. Last season, Müller-Wohlfahrt reportedly had a disagreement with Pep Guardiola over the treatment of the injured Thiago Alcântara.
Bayern were missing several key players against Porto, including Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben, David Alaba, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Javi Martínez and Medhi Benatia.
