Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany eager for DFB-Pokal experience

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany is preparing for the DFB-Pokal final and expects a difficult matchup against VfB Stuttgart. He notes that repeated meetings provide detailed knowledge of the opponent, including moments where Stuttgart can cause problems. Kompany emphasizes that winning the cup is a historic achievement and that Bayern has treated the competition as a priority since the start of the season. He says Bayern will not assess the season before the final, focusing only on playing the match and securing victory. The likely lineup remains familiar, with Jonas Urbig expected to start in goal due to Manuel Neuer’s injury, and Kompany highlights the strength and teamwork of the goalkeeping setup.

"“When you play Stuttgart five times, five times against the same coach, then of course you know your opponent very well. In the end, as Sebastian (Hoeneß) said, there are moments when you believe that if you continue this way, you can be successful. But you also see moments when they can hurt us. We simply want to be there in the game tomorrow and have full confidence that we can do it. We also know how difficult it is to compete against this opponent,” said Kompany (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).”"

"“I've never taken part in a German cup final before, but I have in other finals. I won my first FA Cup when the team [Man City] hadn't won it for 40 years. Winning here is always a historic moment. Stuttgart managed that last year. This season, the whole team has been talking about this cup since day one. That shows that Bayern Munich holds this cup in high regard. We want to bring it back to Munich.”"

"“We don't assess a season the day before a final. Now we have to write our story for this game, we have to put on our boots tomorrow and play the game. Everything else is irrelevant, it doesn't play a role in my motivation. I really want to win tomorrow, that's the only thing that matters right now, not the analysis,” Kompany said."

"“We've said many times before that we've got a great set-up in the goalkeeping position. They all enjoy working together. It's a coincidence, but Jonas has already played against Stuttgart twice. We had no doubts when Jonas played against Leverkusen in the Champion”"

Read at Bavarian Football Works