On Friday at 3 AM CEST, Bayern Munich will play their first home match of the Champions League group stage against Bodø/Glimt. Ahead of the match, Kompany attended the team's press conference, where he discussed his expectations for the game. Related link:

What are Bodø/Glimt's characteristics? They defeated top teams multiple times last season. What should we pay attention to regarding this team's playing style, long-serving coach, and football philosophy?

Whenever I encounter a team that has consistently adhered to a stable team-building philosophy for a long time, I am always willing to commend them. Bodø/Glimt's story is very moving, much like how I previously praised Freiburg's years of hard work. If you delve deeper into this club, you'll find that their operational logic is very clear, and it's difficult to maintain such a system in world football for a long time.

Every player on the team can run and has good technical skills, with some players being particularly outstanding. Everyone is committed to defending and actively pressing high, and their tactical approach is very clear. Building such a system requires a long time, continuous recruitment, and shaping the club's football DNA. Not all clubs are suited for this path, but their achievements are commendable.

A year ago, the outside world considered Bayern Munich one of the candidates for the Champions League title, and now everyone regards Bayern Munich as one of the top favorites. Are you willing to accept this positioning? Does this match your assessment of the team at the beginning of the season?

Looking back at the beginning of last season, no one expected us to perform as we did in the Champions League, but one thing was clear: Bayern Munich belongs to those ten clubs in Europe that must aim to win the Champions League from the very beginning of the season, and we are no different. However, our focus now is only on the first match, preparing for Bodø/Glimt.

The road to the final is still long. I think it's okay to openly admit our goals; there's no need to deliberately avoid it at Bayern Munich. But for me, discussing the final outcome is not a priority right now. The most important thing at the moment is to defeat Bodø/Glimt and win tomorrow's match, which is the best starting point for success, and we will give our all.

Neuer just mentioned that in crucial Champions League battles last season, victory or defeat came down to subtle details. What lessons have been learned from last season to apply to tomorrow's and subsequent Champions League matches?

We always learn from the past. Last season, someone asked me about the lessons from the previous year, and at that time, I said that against Inter Milan, we lacked enough healthy and available players, whereas last season, we had most of our players available for most of the time. Of course, injuries can never be completely controlled, but we deeply understand the importance of everyone being healthy.

Many details are within our control. To win, you either need to be significantly stronger than your opponent; against a top team like PSG, you also need a bit of luck. Some situations are not within our control, for example: the handball decision in the home game, where the referee ruled that our player touched the ball with their hand.

That wasn't the case, and ultimately no red card was shown. Such moments can change the course of the game, and this is not an excuse. When the opponent is extremely strong, even if you do your best, you still need a little bit of luck, but luck must be earned. We will do our best to keep moving forward and take the next step.

Last weekend against Schalke, Kane and Olise were rotated and rested. The team's offense had few solutions against Schalke's solid defense. This shouldn't happen tomorrow against Bodø/Glimt, right? How important is load management to you this early in the season?

We naturally want all players to remain healthy and available. This requires a complete plan. I don't really like the term "rotation and rest." It's not about deliberate protection, but about making objective and rational decisions to avoid hasty choices due to early season pressure.

We make decisions calmly. As a competitive sport, we will constantly push boundaries and are not afraid of risks. You can see this in our playing style. But we still need to make rational, high-quality decisions, and load management is part of that.

How is the team's injury situation? Can Gnabry make it into the squad for this match? Is Musiala consistently available to play now? Also, you previously criticized the yellow card suspension rule; it used to be a suspension after accumulating three yellow cards, now it's changed to four. Are you satisfied?

It would have been better if the new rule had been implemented last season, but now that there are more games, the rule adjustment is reasonable. Whether Gnabry can be selected for the squad will be assessed after training. We need to ensure he is in optimal physical condition.

Regarding Musiala, we are working to get him back to a normal game rhythm. He hasn't played much this year and is still in the recovery phase. But he felt very good after training with the team this week. We are very close to full recovery, but we still need a little patience.

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