Bayern Munich have won all of their Champions League and Bundesliga games this season
On Saturday afternoon Atalanta suffered the first loss of their Serie A campaign, succumbing to Udinese in a rather lacklustre affair. A few hours later,
These two events may seem unrelated, but they meant that Bayern have become the only unbeaten team across the top five leagues in Europe. They have made a 100% start in the Bundesliga – nine wins in nine games, with only four goals conceded.
One might say that the Bundesliga doesn’t pose a challenge to Bayern but looking back at the previous three seasons, we must realise that they were challenged quite a bit by Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, to the point that they edged to the title in the final minutes of the 2022-23 season and
There is a reason that Bayern’s coaching office seemingly had a revolving door for a while. Two weeks ago, Vincent Kompany, the current manager,
making him the first Bayern boss since Louis van Gaal in 2010 to sign an early contract extension.
Longevity and continuity had been lacking in regards to their managerial post before Kompany’s arrival. And the Belgian certainly appeared to be an unlikely candidate to bring a feeling of euphoria back.
While they still managed to win championships under Julian Nagelsmann, Thomas Tuchel and others, the absence from the Champions League final stung Bayern’s higher-ups and fans who have the aspiration that their team belong among the best in the world.
With Kompany at the helm, the serial German champions may manage to return to the biggest stage of club football in the foreseeable future.
Kane was one of the six changes made by Kompany at the weekend, but came on as a second-half substitute
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