Kompany relieved after Bayern win, admits it wasn’t perfect | OneFootball

FC Bayern has advanced to the second round of the DFB-Pokal against Wehen Wiesbaden. Vincent Kompany expressed relief after the match about progressing further.

Thanks to Harry Kane's late goal, FC Bayern was able to avoid another embarrassment in the DFB-Pokal. Coach Vincent Kompany summarized at the press conference after the game: "It was cup football, you could feel everything. As for the performance, it wasn't bad. Congratulations to Wehen Wiesbaden for the fight, they fought tirelessly; the club can be proud. In the end, I always felt that one of our chances would go in."

Kompany also noted about the game: "Then they took their chances. A 2-0 lead is never enough, you always have to try to score a third goal. But we stayed calm and continued to create many chances. It wasn't a perfect performance, but we got through, and that's the most important thing."

Kompany praises Wiesbaden goalkeeper

The Belgian had special praise for Wiesbaden goalkeeper Florian Stritzel: "What their goalkeeper did today was exceptional," said Kompany. Stritzel had shown several brilliant saves, especially in the first half. He made strong saves multiple times against Luis Díaz and also prevented Raphaël Guerreiro from scoring from close range. Without him, the game would probably have been over much earlier.

Joshua Kimmich also confirmed this impression but saw his team more at fault rather than Stritzel's good performance: "We already know today that we are to blame for making it exciting. […] I do believe that our finishing was the reason it became exciting in the end. It wasn't that I felt it was exciting for a long time. We had it under control," he explained on ZDF.

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