Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany sees threat ahead vs. Union Berlin

"Union's home strength is so obvious. They're a compact team, they're all strong in the tackle, strong runners, have a lot of experience, defend crosses superbly and immediately put pressure on the ball. It's similar to Köln - they have similar strengths as a collective, are very courageous and compact. And then there are the strikers, who score a lot of goals."

"You have to mentally press the button and turn everything around. I realized that a few minutes after the PSG game. But we can take a few things away from Paris, we showed different things in the second half than in the first half, had to do a lot of defending. At Köln in the cup, we also turned up from the start. We have to bring that mentality again, it's going to be a battle."

Union Berlin shows clear home strength through compact defending, strong tackling, energetic runners, experience, excellent protection against crosses, and immediate pressure on the ball. The collective plays courageously and compactly while productive strikers add goal threat and self-belief driven momentum. The prior draw increases their motivation for the fixture. Bayern must reset mentally after the PSG match, carry learnings from stronger second-half defending, and replicate the early intensity shown at Köln in the cup. Preparation must focus on set-pieces, tackling, second balls and disrupting the opposition's momentum rather than solely on possession.

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