Kompany: Bayern is not a match between the Bundesliga and the Premier League, complaining about injuries is meaningless

Sports 2:20am, 17 September 2025 69
At 3:00 am on September 18, in the first round of the Champions League stage, Bayern will play against Chelsea at home. Before the game, Bayern coach Kompany attended the press conference and talked about some of the current situation of the team.

About Palmer

-Palmer is an excellent player, and if he starts, I'm not surprised at all. But they probably won't let him take risks, I know him very well.

About the key against Chelsea

- We created momentum and achieved all our goals. We are looking forward to the Champions League night at Allianz Stadium, which is always special.

Expectations about the team

- Let's take a look, everyone is passionate about the Champions League. We want to win the Champions League without any other goals. Of course, other teams also want to win the Champions League. The only task now is Chelsea, but the dream is there.

Will Bayern go further this year than last year?

- You have to go to the knockout stage first, and then everything is possible. We had nine players injured against Inter, but we still performed well. Take Paris Saint-Germain as an example. Each of them is healthy in the knockout stage. Of course, we want the team to stay healthy so that we always have the best players available.

About the Champions League system

-If we win six games, we can enter the top eight, and four wins are enough to advance to the play-offs. This stage is very interesting now, the new format is full of drama, and I think fans love it. What’s still difficult is that each team has different opponents. We will have a tough journey against Chelsea, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain, but we are eager to get into the top eight.

About new aid Jackson

—We will take a look tomorrow, you can always look at it from two perspectives. Of course, you will be particularly motivated against your old club, which is definitely a special game for him.

Preview of Supercomputers for Champions League

- Of course, they are doing some calculations, and the most important thing is that the players believe they can win. Our road to advance to the knockout stage is very difficult, no one knows what will happen afterwards, and even the computer cannot predict it. The game will be completely different from the knockout stage. Then look at the computer's predictions.

About the death of British boxer Ritchie Hatton

-his importance to Manchester, just as Thomas Mueller versus Munich. He is loved on both Manchester teams and everyone is talking about him. My thoughts are with his family, it is sad news that everyone should remember his greatness.

Let's talk about Jackson

- Today is his first real team training, and no one is absent due to load management. Our new players are not only excellent players, but also great people. Jonatan Ta, Tom Bischov, Louis Dias, and Jackson. I hope he scores a lot of goals for us and we have a great team and he will be a part of it and help us.

Regarding Chelsea's failure to put Sterling on the list

- Sterling is my former teammate and I respect him very much. He and Sane have been very important to Manchester City before, and I hope Sterling can show his strength again. Will

ask Jackson about Chelsea’s information?

- Technically, you can do that, but I've seen probably 40 Chelsea games last season and they're an attractive team. But I don't think they have too many secrets, and I know their head coach very well. I'll know soon tomorrow if we're ready, but the most important thing is that the players feel good, not myself. Of course, the same is true for Maresca's team.

Regarding injuries during the most important stage of the season this spring

- Yupamecano, Neuer, Alfonso Davis and Musiara, who had been injured in important games before, which is part of it. Sometimes you need luck, and for a long time last season, things were good, but it changed a lot during international match days, which affected the whole season. We believe this year will be lucky and they will be healthy when we need them. We have had a lot of players in the past who have experienced injuries, so we have to be careful.

Comparison between the Bundesliga and the Premier League

-In Belgium, people always look at games in other countries, and many people there are paying attention to the Bundesliga. In Germany, people are very concerned about the Bundesliga, and in England, people are very concerned about the Premier League. Of course, there is a huge financial difference between the Premier League and other leagues, so at some point you have to think about how to solve this problem. There are indeed many talented players in the Bundesliga, and the English team has also introduced many players from here, but tomorrow's game is not a match between the Bundesliga and the Premier League.

About Bishoov

- Bishoov played left before. Against Hamburg, I actually wanted to replace Bischov with Kimich, but Guerrero said he had to go out. Bishoov has a talent for possession and a good attitude. This is his first season in the top league and we are so glad he's here. We feel relieved to have him on the team.

Absent from Guerrero

- Guerrero is in a good situation, he may come back against Hoffenheim, but now he needs some time.

About left-back replacement

-Stannic played over the left, and Lemmer. Hopefully Guerrero will come back next week and we will solve this problem. Alfonso Davis will also be back, complaining doesn't make sense, our job is to solve situations like this.