Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has praised the job Vincent Kompany has executed since taking cost of Bayern Munich.
Barca host Bayern within the Champions League on Wednesday night in what would be the German’s first assembly towards his former facet.
Flick, 59, spent two years as supervisor in Bavaria between 2019 and 2021, the place he received the Treble, and has made a powerful begin to his time with the Blaugrana, whose youthful facet are at the moment high of LaLiga.
And Kompany, who left Burnley to take the reigns at Bayern in the summertime, has additionally received many plaudits for the thrilling model of soccer he has deployed since his appointment.
The Bavarians are unbeaten within the Bundesliga, scoring 24 targets throughout their seven video games to this point, whereas in addition they put 9 previous Dinamo Zagreb on Matchday 1 within the Champions League.
“This season Bayern are enjoying nice soccer beneath Kompany”, Flick mentioned.
“They press very excessive and are courageous with and with out the ball. It’s going to be a troublesome recreation. However we’ll attempt to do our greatest and we’re prepared.
“They all the time play a dominant model. They attempt to put stress on their opponents, they’re courageous, they preserve the ball.
“They attempt to impose their model and their high quality. That’s their DNA.”
The 2 sides have had related fortunes within the Champions League to this point, with Bayern following up their 9-2 win over Zagreb with a shock 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa final trip.
Barcelona, in the meantime, started their marketing campaign with defeat to Monaco earlier than thrashing Younger Boys 5-0 on Matchday 2.
🔊 Hansi Flick on his first few months in Barcelona. “I’m very snug right here … Town and Membership, it’s one thing spectacular … The fervour of the followers on the road.” pic.twitter.com/vJuvIeHZVX
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Credit score to Barca for nurturing ‘distinctive’ Yamal
Kompany hailed Barcelona teen Lamine Yamal, who at 17 is already properly on his approach to turning into a talismanic determine in Catalonia.
The Bayern boss sees similarities between the Spanish Euro 2024 winner and membership icon Lionel Messi, who broke via from Barca’s La Masia academy at an analogous age.
“For my era, Messi was one of many key figures of our period,” Kompany mentioned.
“To shortly after this participant leaving have already got probably a participant who can exchange him is kind of distinctive.
“Full credit score to La Masia for all the time trusting these gamers and giving them the prospect.”
🚨🎙️| Vincent Kompany: “Lamine Yamal? For Barcelona, it’s distinctive that shortly after the departure of Messi, a key determine, they have already got one other participant who can exchange him. All my respect to La Masia.” #fcblive pic.twitter.com/C8Bl4TWEw3
— BarçaTimes (@BarcaTimes) October 22, 2024
However the former Manchester Metropolis captain is aware of his facet should give attention to greater than only one participant after they lock horns with the LaLiga leaders on Wednesday evening.
He added: “The query for us shouldn’t be about stopping [Yamal], however making an attempt to win a recreation towards Barcelona, which implies [stopping] all of the gamers, not one.
“The main focus is on the workforce, not one participant, however he’s an distinctive participant.”
