Vincent Kompany on Bayern 1-0 UCL win against Benfica

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Vincent Kompany on Bayern 1-0 UCL win against Benfica  Bayern Munich 1-0 Benfica  UEFA24  06/11/2024

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00:00Good evening. It's still late on Wednesday evening.

00:04Welcome to the final press conference with Vincent Kompany.

00:08After the 1-0 defeat to FC Bayern in the Champions League against Benfica Lissabon.

00:12I think we'll start with the questions right away, so we can make up some time.

00:16So, who's ready? Who can already?

00:22Or no questions.

00:23We don't want to finish right away, but...

00:26Yes, Nikolaus Linner for the BILD newspaper.

00:31Good evening, Mr. Kompany. It's a bit difficult to talk about football today.

00:36I still want to ask a sporting question.

00:40At the beginning of the season, there was a lot of talk about your defense and that it was a bit wobbly.

00:47Now it's the fourth game in a row that your team is playing 0-0.

00:52I'd like to know what you did there, what positions you turned and what's the secret to your new defensive strength?

01:02There's no real secret, I think.

01:05But you're right to say that it's difficult to talk about football at the moment.

01:10What I can also say is that after the game we didn't celebrate as much as we normally do.

01:16Of course, the lads only realised that after the game.

01:19We always hope that our fans, or the fans in general, go home healthy.

01:25That wasn't the case today.

01:27And about the game, about the defense...

01:32I wouldn't have a problem discussing it openly with everyone.

01:37I mean, with the players, first with my group.

01:40If I feel that it has to be better.

01:44But I've always had the feeling that since the first game in preparation against Tottenham,

01:51the first real game I've seen, I'm of the opinion that they can do it.

01:56Now we have to stay calm.

01:58We've done well so far.

02:00We can still do better.

02:02But I think a lot of trust, a lot of calm and analysis again and again.

02:09We've often talked about the difference between exchanging and perhaps adapting a little.

02:17This adaptation is of course always there.

02:21But we have total confidence in the lads that we have.

02:27And we still have a few very good central defenders that are not available at the moment.

02:32So it's already good overall that the defense is doing it this way.

02:40Then on the left side, Klaus Bergmann for the DPA.

02:42Mr. Kompany, Jamal Musiala is of course the match winner because he scores the header.

02:49Was Leroy Sané the one who brought the match in the right direction?

02:53And can you say something about both?

02:55So A to the new header from Musiala and to what Leroy Sané can do?

03:02Yes, of course it's good.

03:04So first of all to Jamal Musiala.

03:06It's a header goal, but I think it's about him being in the right position with this goal.

03:14That's why he scores the goal.

03:16Whether it's a header, knee or chest, he just has to be there.

03:21And then it's one contact and you have your moment.

03:24I also think he has the right examples in the team.

03:33In training you always have to look at what Thomas Müller does in the 16m area and Harry Kane.

03:45And I think he looks very, very often at what they do and then you're in the right position.

03:52Okay, that was actually for Jamal.

03:55And I hope it goes on like this, of course.

03:58And for Leroy, of course we know his talent.

04:03And of course he showed again today how good he is.

04:08And it's important for us that we always have these wingers that we have.

04:15That we always have players with this competition who can make the decision in a game.

04:23And he did that today, of course.

04:28Are there any more questions?

04:30Yes, maybe one more time so that it's clear.

04:32The others have done that very, very often, of course.

04:35And that's what we have in the squad now.

04:41Okay, I think that's it then.

04:44Thank you very much for answering.

04:46Have a good way home.

04:47Thank you, Vini.

04:49See you on Friday.

04:50Ciao.

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