This was not lost on Munich sports director Max Eberl. “They did it very actively and very courageously, went for the second balls and conquered them again and again,” said the Munich sports director. “It was very, very complicated for us in the first half, not an easy game.” At the same time, Eberl did not forget to emphasize “how we came back” and how “manfully” and “confidently” the team played in the second half.
But can that work against Leverkusen and especially PSG? “So we now have Leverkusen, a very difficult team to play against. So before we think about PSG: Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday,” said Eberl when asked by t-online. Especially with a view to the business trip to the French capital and the Champions League game on Tuesday evening, it would be psychologically extremely important to maintain the winning streak until then.
“We were already greedy last season. But now of course we also have a great desire to continue what we have achieved, namely winning 14 games in a row,” said Eberl. You can also see in the defensive actions in which the Bayern players push each other “what a mentality this team has right now, what a desire to simply play football.”
Immediately after he and his team had set a European record with their 14th win, head coach Vincent Kompany emphasized on Sky that he actually “doesn’t pay that much attention to these records”. “The records come when we play with the mentality of wanting to win every game. That’s the first thing. And the second thing is the quality,” he said. “The boys are fit and you can see a lot of automatism. They are hungry and want more!” Arsenal FC once remained undefeated for at least one entire Premier League season in 2003/2004, earning them the nickname “The Invincibles” in the recent past.
The question at Bayern is currently how invulnerable Kompany’s “Invincibles” really are. In the next two competitive duels, their dream start will be put to a tough test, on Tuesday evening in Paris against the Champions League winners in what is probably the biggest one of all at the moment. After that, Bayern will know what he is actually worth and where they stand in a (direct) comparison.