Overview

• Bayern routed Pafos 5:1 in the Champions League league phase, extending their start to nine wins from nine and holding first in both the Bundesliga and Europe.
• On Amazon Prime, Matthias Sammer described Kimmich as the team’s central point and highlighted his intangible value for Bayern and the German national team.
• Kimmich welcomed the assessment, saying he appreciates hearing such praise from Sammer after the victory in Cyprus.
• He detailed the current formula for success as regular work on core principles, sustained effort from the entire squad, and players putting personal ego aside.
• With the league‑phase format in mind, he said he prefers top favorites to advance to reduce the risk of Bayern dropping into the playoffs against an elite opponent.