Overview

• Bayern have opened the season with seven wins from seven competitive matches following a brief off‑season.
• The streak includes a Champions League opening victory over Club World Champion Chelsea, which Kompany cited in his assessment.
• Kompany reiterated that Bayern enter every competition with the objective to win it.
• He warned that Europe’s top prize is hard to secure, noting veterans Manuel Neuer and Thomas Müller have lifted it only twice in long careers.
• Kompany said limited rest and preparation after the Club World Cup in the United States forced choices that defied sports‑science norms, yet he believes the team is on the right track.