Revealed: How Kompany got the Bayern stars fired up at half-time | OneFootball

FC Bayern Munich knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League on Wednesday evening after an extremely wild first half. During the break, coach Vincent Kompany was called upon to act as a psychologist and delivered

It was a first half that FC Bayern did not really want to experience. Real Madrid were invited to go 0:1 up after just 35 seconds, and the record champions were also unusually sluggish in other respects. Easy losses of possession, technical errors and a little frustration spread

Bayern showed morale, but played a game that was much more to Real Madrid’s liking overall

Kompany speech revealed in the dressing room

In the second half, Bayern played a calmer, more level-headed game. Real Madrid had their opportunities, but the open exchange of blows gave way to a more controlled performance. Vincent Kompany apparently played a part in this with his speech at half-time. As BILD has now revealed, the Belgian was not particularly loud or angry, on the contrary. He appeared calm and level-headed, thus setting the tone for the second half of the game

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After the game, midfield star Aleksandar Pavlovic said: „He told us to go all out and watch out for the counter-attacks because Real are extremely dangerous. He said we should play our game with the ball because the goals would come sooner or later.“ And that proved to be the case. The protection of the counter-attacks was much better in the second half than in the first

Kompany, who has been quite vocal in the past, managed to relieve the pressure a little with a calm speech and get the hectic pace out of people’s heads. The right speech at the right time is worth its weight in gold these days. Kompany also said that, despite trailing at half-time, they were still completely in the game and that it would only be a draw thanks to the first leg. A psychological trick that worked! Bayern will have to do without speeches like this in Paris in two weeks‘ time, however, as the Belgian is suspended for the first leg.