FC Bayern Munich is expecting a difficult task with the playoff first leg against Celtic Glasgow. Vincent Kompany has already had his bitter experience in the historic stadium, his players have to go on Wednesday evening.
An atmospheric task is scheduled for FC Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Manuel Neuer, Harry Kane and Co. expects an atmosphere in the historic Celtic Park that can also lead to “nervousness”, as Manuel Neuer said at the press conference on Tuesday evening before the playoff first leg in the Champions League. “But we know that” and you can prepare for that, said the captain of the FCB. With Celtic Glasgow, the Munich team would expect an “aggressive” team. “They are at an aggressive one, we have to break the pressing and have to play attack football,” said the motto for the Champions League duel.
At the age of 17, Kompany was already in Celtic Park
Manuel Neuer and Vincent Kompany were able to familiarize themselves with the Scottish on Tuesday evening. At the press conference on the evening before the game, the FCB goalkeeper and his trainer were confronted with the questions of the Scottish press. The two looked calm. The mood in the stadium should be less relaxed on Wednesday. The Celtic Park is known for loud fan choirs, for enthusiastic atmosphere. Vincent Kompany has already experienced this as a player:
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In November 2003 he was in the field as a 17-year-old player with the RSC Anderlecht and, in retrospect, admitted that the game was too naive. “It was an exciting experience, we had won the tenth at home. I came here at 17 full of trust as a young guy – and the reality was very different,” said Kompany. “We lost 0: 5 and could have lost even higher.”
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Company warns players: “You are used to winning”
Kompany therefore speaks from experience when he warns his players of Celtic: “You are a team that is used to win.” The coach hopes for important learning effects at FC Bayern from the painful Champions League defeats such as the 0: 3 at Feyenoord Rotterdam. “My hope is that we make key moments out of these moments so that we can take development steps as a team,” said the Munich coach.
FCB sports director Max Eberl also believes in learning effects: Eberl sees “that we go through a development a bit as a club and as a team. We have grown as a team in the games, recently against Bremen.” Bayern can reach the next level of development on Wednesday – if they manage to defeat Celtic Park the strong Scots. “It will be emotional, it will be loud for Celtic,” said Eberl.
Sege Gnabry again
Against Celtic Glasgow, the Münchner now want to get a good starting point for the second leg next Tuesday in Munich if the round of 16 is to be made perfect. Again there is the recently sick Serge Gnabry.
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