The main reason is Vincent Kompany’s influence as a coach. bayern munich It’s the Champions League semi-final. Bayern will have to do without him from now on.
Bayern are preparing for perhaps their toughest game of the season so far, with their head coach suspended and assistant Aaron Danks reportedly set to take his place.
Kompany took part in Bayern’s training on Monday before departing for Paris, but will be barred from the team’s dressing room and the Parc des Princes bench on Tuesday.
Harry Kane said: “We will miss him on the touchline. He is our boss and a coach we want to play with.”
expensive yellow card
It’s all because Kompany was booked in Bayern. Thrilling victory in the quarterfinals He took on Real Madrid after challenging the referee’s decision to allow Madrid to continue playing and score after a brutal tackle on Bayern defender Josip Stanisic.
It was Bayern’s 12th Champions League game of the season and Kompany’s third yellow card. He said UEFA should relax the rules now that more matches are being played than ever before.
“This is an expanded format, the strictest ruling in history with a lot of interpretation by the referee, and sometimes he gets the yellow card wrong. So what happens?” Kompany said after the match.
“I’m not happy about this, but that’s not the point. The team is capable of doing that and I’ll be there for the comeback game. I have complete faith in the team, in the staff, not only to continue, but to take strength and motivation from it.”
PSG manager Luis Enrique praised the work Kompany has done since taking over two years ago.
“Vincent Kompany is a coach at the highest level and Bayern are one of the teams I like to watch the most,” he said. “They’re so beautiful to watch. I like all the coaches, but especially the offensive coaches. He’s definitely one of them.”
Danks stand on the biggest stage
Danks is one of Kompany’s three primary assistants and also has head coaching experience. However, there aren’t that many.
The 42-year-old English coach is a set-piece specialist. coached 2 games In 2022, he took over as interim manager at Aston Villa, beating Brentford 4-0 before losing to Newcastle by the same score.
Preparation wasn’t easy either.
Coming off the Bundesliga title, Bayern wanted to rest their key players for Saturday’s game against Mainz, but Kompany had to bring on Kane, Michael Oliseh and Jamal Musiala to come from behind to win 4-3 after falling 3-0 down.
Musiala reunites with PSG
Musiala will play against PSG for the first time since breaking his foot in last season’s Club World Cup match against France.
The attacking midfielder did not return until January, but has been in excellent form with two goals and four assists in his last five games, most recently assisting Luis Diaz’s decisive third goal in the second leg against Madrid.
Lennart Karl was on holiday with the Bayern team during Musiala’s injury absence, but the 18-year-old has been sidelined for the past three weeks with a muscular problem and is likely to miss Tuesday’s match. Forward Serge Gnabry is out with a muscle strain. excluded him from the World Cup Too.
double/triple shot
The Champions League is not just part of Bayern’s bid to win the treble. Even more unusual results are possible.
Bayern are aiming for a triple-double in the league, cup and Champions League for both the men’s and women’s teams. The Bayern women’s team has already won the German league and reached the final of the German Cup. Level 1-1 with Barcelona Women’s Champions League semi-final.
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