Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany is ready to face Real Madrid and knows it will be a monumental challenge.
“We have to prepare for the best version of Real Madrid, the one that played against Man City. They’re still one of the best teams in Europe. It’s probably the toughest away fixture in the Champions League. We want to win here tomorrow,” said Kompany (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “Everything will matter tomorrow. This is my first time here as a coach, but we have a lot of experience in games
like this. The outcome will be decided in part by tactics, but above all by the little things – such as the individual quality of the players.”
A Spanish journalist attempted to catch Kompany slipping by asking if Real Madrid was better with Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior playing together or if they were separated. Kompany, though, would not bite.
“This is not my topic at all. We have enough topics for Bayern Munich, so we don’t have to go and solve Real Madrid’s topics. I can only say that both are amazing. The rest is up to Real Madrid,“ Kompany said.
When asked how much players on yellow card warning status (Dayot Upamecano, Konrad Laimer) would play in squad selection, Kompany said that the most important thing is just do whatever is needed to win the first leg.
“You have to think about the performance first, but then we can think about other issues. Yellow cards can happen when the intensity is high,” said Kompany.
Finally, when asked to reflect back on Bayern Munich’s Champions League elimination at the hands of Inter Milan last season, Kompany said it was a learning experience.
“What’s the reaction to a defeat? You have to look forward, that’s why we’re here. The most important thing is to keep going. We want to win against one of the best teams in the world. We have to also learn our lessons from last year. We were missing nine players against Inter at that time, it was very different. Other things went against us there too. We’re in a very good position going into tomorrow, our best players are here. We want to do everything to win tomorrow. Every match is different,” Kompany stated .
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