Unprecedented: Kompany sets new Bundesliga record | OneFootball

Despite rotating their squad, FC Bayern secured a confident 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern coach Vincent Kompany set a new Bundesliga record during the top match.

Vincent Kompany made a total of seven changes to his starting lineup compared to the cup match against 1. FC Köln. Most notably, the Belgian initially left his entire regular attacking trio—Harry Kane, Michael Olise, and Luis Díaz—on the bench.

Their colleagues Serge Gnabry, Nicolas Jackson, and Lennart Karl, however, did an outstanding job and secured the 3-0 final score already in the first half. This allowed Kompany to bring his top stars onto the field for the final half hour—setting an unprecedented record in the process.

The Bayern coach made the most expensive substitution in Bundesliga history: Díaz’s market value is estimated by Transfermarkt at 70 million euros, Kane at 75 million euros, and Olise even at 130 million euros. Thus, a total of 275 million euros entered the game at once.

Kompany explains rotation

Of course, Kompany was asked about his unusually drastic rotation before the match at the Sky microphone. He explained: “I already knew six weeks ago, when I got the calendar, that this match could be dangerous. […] It’s totally normal for this question to come up so often: Can they play every game? No, of course they can’t.”

The fact that it was precisely the top match against Leverkusen in which Kompany rotated so much is no coincidence. After all, the most important match of the current season awaits on Tuesday.

For Munich, it’s off to Champions League contenders Paris Saint-Germain. Despite rotation, the Parisians also managed to win their dress rehearsal. In the 94th minute, Gonçalo Ramos scored the 1-0 winner against Nice.

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