Vincent Kompany mentioned he is not going to use Bayern Munich’s harm disaster as an excuse forward of dealing with Inter of their Champions League quarter-final first leg conflict.
Kompany watched on as his facet beat Augsburg 3-1 on Friday, a victory that was overshadowed by Jamal Musiala being compelled to withdraw from the competition.
Musiala scored in that win, netting his forty fifth Bundesliga purpose on the age of twenty-two. Earlier than turning 23, solely Gerd Muller (79) and Uli Hoesness (59) had scored extra for Bayern.
It solely added to Kompany’s harm woes, with Bayern already with out Manuel Neuer, Hiroki Ito, Alphonso Davies, Dayot Upamecano and Kingsley Coman.
“What can I say: Now we have entered a tough state of affairs. However we’re within the Champions League, and now we have to look ahead, not backwards,” Kompany instructed reporters.
“The out there gamers will give their greatest. Those that will go on the sphere have all the time skilled on the prime and can make their contribution.
“I think about these gamers, I don’t need to complain, and I don’t need to change our targets or my methods.
“Those that play are 100%, and it implies that they’ve my belief.”
This would be the tenth assembly between Bayern and Inter in European competitors, with the German facet profitable 5 of the earlier 9 (D1 L3).
Bayern are additionally unbeaten of their final 22 residence matches within the UEFA Champions League (W17 D5), final dropping at residence to Paris Saint-Germain in April 2021.
The Opta supercomputer sees Inter come by means of the tie as an entire, with the Serie A leaders reaching the ultimate 4 in 51% of the pre-match simulations.
However when requested about staff choice information, Kompany gave little away when requested if the departing Thomas Muller would exchange Musiala in midfield.
“I don’t need to give an excessive amount of info, now we have already performed with out Jamal in a few video games,” Kompany added.
“We’re not initially of the season, however nearly on the finish, you’ll be able to look again and see the artistic options now we have adopted to exchange him.
“I’ve to see what we’d like for tomorrow’s recreation. It’s tough to exchange a expertise like Musiala, however we additionally need different gamers within the squad to point out their qualities.”
Muller introduced on Saturday that he would go away Bayern on the finish of the season, ending a 25-year affiliation with the membership.
He has delivered 221 assists for Bayern in all competitions since his debut in 2008-09, greater than every other present prime 5 European league participant over that point.
Muller has additionally performed essentially the most aggressive video games (743) for Bayern, whereas additionally profitable the Bundesliga title 12 occasions, greater than every other participant.
“A very powerful factor is the preparation for the match towards Inter. This choice have to be revered,” Kompany mentioned.
“The profession of a legend like him is so nice, and you need to present respect. It’s a giant theme, however ultimately, my position is to organize us for the subsequent recreation.”
Kompany batted away one ultimate query on whether or not Mueller would characteristic within the recreation towards Inter.
“No, I might say that’s sufficient. Let’s sleep and see who shall be within the beginning line-up tomorrow,” the supervisor mentioned.
221 – Thomas Müller has delivered 221 assists for Bayern Munich in all competitions since his debut in 2008-09, greater than every other present Prime 5 European leagues participant over that point. Farewell. @esmuellert_ pic.twitter.com/b1qlkWK5Wg
— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) April 5, 2025
