Vincent Kompany is hopeful Bayern Munich can someway navigate a top-eight end once they face Slovan Bratislava of their ultimate Champions League first section recreation.
Bayern are fifteenth within the standings after seven matches, one level under eighth-placed Bayer Leverkusen, and are assured a spot within the final 16 as they put together to face a Bratislava facet who’ve misplaced all of their matches within the competitors.
A top-eight end will guarantee direct qualification for the final 16.
“I’ve tried to work it out and misplaced my Sunday to it. I’ve acquired a tough concept of the whole lot that should occur. On the finish of the day, we’ve to deal with our match,” Kompany informed reporters on Tuesday.
Kompany stated the qualification state of affairs might come all the way down to last-minute targets as 18 matches kick off concurrently on the final matchday of the league section, with objective distinction doubtlessly taking part in a job in figuring out the ultimate positions.
“It gained’t be a problem till very late within the recreation. If you happen to want a objective on the finish, you might need to take extra dangers,” he added.
“Within the ultimate minutes, in fact, it’s vital to know the place you stand and what it would take to presumably nonetheless obtain one thing.”
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Kompany stated he may see the leisure worth within the new Champions League format, however the path by way of the league stage was not the identical for all groups.
“It has a direct impression in your competitiveness. It’s not a criticism, it’s simply one thing that I believe shall be price reflecting on after the competitors,” he stated.
Bayern and Slovan Bratislava will meet in a aggressive fixture for the primary time; the Germans final confronted a Slovakian opponent in European competitors within the 1988-89 UEFA Cup, beating DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda 5-1 on mixture in a spherical of 32 tie.
And former Belgium defender Kompany stated his crew is not going to take their opponents evenly regardless of their poor report within the competitors.
“No matter comes our manner, we’ll face it head-on. The opposition additionally has goals for this match. We respect them,” he stated.
“We’re at dwelling, it’s a particular place for us, something is feasible right here. I don’t wish to add any additional drama however that’s how we really feel.”
Bayern are unbeaten of their final 33 dwelling video games within the Champions League group stage – the joint-longest such run within the competitors’s historical past, stage with Barcelona between November 2009 and November 2020.
