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Bayern Munich’s Champions League win against Benfica Lisbon on Wednesday was overshadowed by a death of a fan. About an hour after the final whistle, the German team received “the sad news” that a fan had died on the way to hospital, the club said. The spectator had fallen ill shortly after kick-off and was given emergency medical treatment in the stands before being transported to hospital. “FC Bayern is in mourning alongside their relatives,” the club wrote in a press release on its website. Out of respect, Bayern fans in the south curve area where the supporters sit refrained from their usu…