Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich

One guarantee in this cup clash is that there won't be a draw. Back in November it took a 93rd-minute goal from Harry Kaneto keep Bayern unbeaten in the Bundesliga this season. One thing Vincent Kompany 's team will be especially wary of this time is Union's dead balls. Both their goals the other week came as a result of set plays, with Danilho Doekhi pouncing at a corner and then making the most of a miscued clearance at a free-kick.

Dr Werner Zedelius has been a proud member of our supervisory board for ten years. During this time, the club enjoyed historic success. We would like to thank him for his expertise and experience. He has been an extremely valuable advisor to us. In Michael Diekmann, we are gaining a new, first-class source of inspiration for our committee. With his character and financial expertise, he will help us to further develop the club.

It was a disappointing week for Manuel Neuer and Bayern Munich. The Bavarian club suffered their first defeat of the season away at Arsenal in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Neuer committed an error in Arsenal's third goal, which eventually put the game to bed at the Emirates Stadium. Vincent Kompany defended Neuer in his press conference on Friday. The Belgian coach admitted that Neuer did the right thing to come off the line to kill the attack, but credit goes to Gabriel Martinelli to beat him and score the decisive third goal to help Arsenal win 3-1 on the night.

With the midweek loss to Arsenal still fresh in the minds, Vincent Kompany wisely opted for some rotation to the starting XI. In defense, Tom Bischof and Kim Min-jae came in for Josip Stanisic and Dayot Upamecano at left back and center-back, respectively. In the attack, Luis Diaz took over from Serge Gnabry on the left wing, and Raphael Guerreiro got the start as the number ten with Michael Olise amongst substitutes.

Oh yes, I can't have soup without pepper. I like herbs and flavours. I'm sure that has something to do with my African roots. At home, we had traditional Belgian cuisine, but also dishes from the Congo, my father's homeland, like Pili pili. But today I also enjoy Bavarian food - sausage salad, for example.

The most important thing for us is that we don't differentiate between Arsenal and St. Pauli in our preparations.

Just a few years ago, there was a viral moment caught from a futsal match that captured the imagination of social media.

Sometimes it only takes one player to change a life. For Paul Wheeler, it was Jürgen Klinsmann. When the striker moved from Tottenham Hotspur to FC Bayern in 1995, the young London fan followed him - and stayed. Today, three decades later and ahead of the Champions League showdown against Arsenal (Wednesday, 21:00 CET), Wheeler is the head of the Red Dragons London fan club and says: "Bayern is more than just a club for me, it's my second home."

Not as often these days because Bayern Munich 's sessions are a little intense and he keeps suffering injuries during them but the legendary centre half can still mix it in the rondos. That gusto almost cost him last summer. Bayern's squad were boarding their plane for the Club World Cup as the manager was still having scans to ascertain whether or not he could actually fly after feeling something in training. Fortunately he was passed just about fit enough.

Bayern Munich have been unbeaten this season until now. They suffered a minor setback when their winning run was halted away at Union Berlin before the international break. Harry Kane scored late in a 2-2 draw to rescue a point for Bayern. It was the first instance this season when Die Roten dropped points in the Bundesliga. The Bavarian club got back to winning ways this weekend by clinching a 6-2 win against Freiburg at Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich returns after the international break with a banging performance, putting six goals past Freiburg and showing the world their attacking prowess. Yet the performance still has a sense of incompleteness with Manuel Neuer conceding two goals in less than 15 minutes of action. Both of which came from corners. Trouble with dead balls Bayern has been the most fearsome attack all across Europe. Die Roten's open-play defense has also improved tremendously with the magnificent link-up of Jonathan Tah and Dayot Upamecano.

FC Bayern supports the EU-funded GEMINI project, which is led by our partner, the Volkswagen Group. It is dedicated to developing sustainable mobility solutions and accelerating the path to climate neutrality. As part of this project, a pilot test for a Park & Ride solution will be conducted at the FC Bayern Campus for selected home games at the Allianz Arena.

When he first arrived, it was a moment for us to start to know him, to see what stage that he's at right now. When you take decisions, you don't take them because he's a player A, B, C, or D, it's because of the stage they compare to the others. I think you can take the conclusions of what I'm saying to you right now. If he's not playing in this moment of the competition, it means that he's not in a stage that he's ready to go.

There were a lot of positives for Bayern to take from the game against Freiburg. From a squad depth point of view, the biggest was the return of Hiroki Ito. After being out of action for close to eight months, the Japanese defender made his return in the second half. Ito marked this return to action with an assist for Michael Olise's second goal at the end of the game.

FC Bayern are still unbeaten; that was important for the team. As you've seen, they're prepared to fight until the very end, but Bayern are more than aware of the reality that you can't win every game in the season. Union Berlin, also, for what it's worth, are a fighting team. Ultimately, the more important game was the match against PSG, which was an opportunity to show, after the Club World Cup in the summer

I'm going to be completely honest with you right now, it really shook me up. We're talking about a global giant, Bayern Munich, where there is a coach with that kind of history. Vincent Kompany called me and we had a conversation. He was super polite to me, said he always really liked my football, and this was at 11pm (on deadline day), a little after 11pm. Whether I wanted to or not, it really affected me because of the greatness of the club, the greatness of the coach and the way he approached me, the way he talked to me.

PSG are once again in one of those transitional phases that are as inevitable as they are decisive in women's football. The loss of key players this summer was particularly painful. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Korbin Shrader joined long-time rivals Lyon, while Laurina Fazer moved on to San Diego. Grace Geyoro was another player who left for England, but Paris responded with remarkable determination.