Kompany confident ahead of Champions League clash with Chelsea | OneFootball

FC Bayern is facing a real blockbuster at the start of the new Champions League season. On the coming Wednesday evening, the German record champion will host the reigning club world champion FC Chelsea at the Allianz Arena. Despite the renowned opponent, coach Vincent Kompany looks at the duel with calmness and confidence.

"We have put ourselves in a good starting position today. We are going into the next game full of confidence. It's a home game. Playing in the Allianz Arena is an important factor," the Belgian explained after the 5:0 victory over HSV.

Kompany also made it clear that he does not change his approach regardless of the opponent's investments: "As in every other game, we will try to win - no matter whether the opponent has bought for a billion or for ten million. For us, it's the same task."

The 39-year-old sees his team well-rehearsed after a year of working together: "There are many automatic processes. And we also have to get the new guys in, a game like this helps."

Praise for the Bayern fans

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Already after the clear victory against HSV, Kompany was thrilled by the atmosphere in the Allianz Arena. "It was the fans and the players. The fans were ready for this game, I don't know what they did this afternoon," he joked.

The special atmosphere in the opening minutes also stayed in his memory: "The atmosphere in the first minutes was simply awesome. It's not Oktoberfest yet, but there was a certain mood with the fans."

The fact that the South Curve remained quiet in between due to two emergency doctor operations did not detract from the support. "The fans were immediately back, that was strong," said Kompany.

Chelsea as the first maturity test

With Chelsea, an opponent is now waiting who has invested heavily again in the summer and is starting into the Champions League with high ambitions under Mauricio Pochettino. For Bayern, it will be a real maturity test right from the start - but Kompany makes no secret of the fact that he relies on the home strength and the support of the fans.

"We are going into this game with our chests out," emphasized the coach. And the Munich fans can look forward to an electrifying evening at the Allianz Arena.

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