"It was certainly brave. Vincent Kompany made no fewer than five changes to his starting line-up - almost half the team swapped for the Bundesliga meeting with TSG Hoffenheim in late summer temperatures in Sinsheim. A measure that coaches normally only adopt when little or nothing went well in the previous match. However, the last match, a little over 48 hours ago against Club World Cup winners Chelsea, was certainly no disaster, quite the opposite."
"The convincing 3-1 win over the Blues in the Champions League opener followed Bayern's mightily impressive early-season form, which suggests that Kompany may have been given a recipe for a magic potion from a small, indomitable Gallic village. Even after rotating their starting XI, Bayern remained too good for a battling but ultimately unfortunate Hoffenheim side: it finished 4-1, marking the German record champions' seventh victory in seven competitive matches."
"Minjae Kim replaced Dayot Upamecano in the centre of defence. Sacha Boey came in at right-back with Konrad Laimer shifting to the left in place of the injured Josip Stanišić. Leon Goretzka was handed a start in place of Joshua Kimmich, who was not on the field from the beginning for the first time since March. New signing Nicolas Jackson (for Serge Gnabry) and Lennart Karl (for Michael Olise) made full debuts - Karl becoming the second-youngest player after Mathys Tel (17 years and 136 days) to start for FCB in the Bundesliga at 17 years and 210 days."
Vincent Kompany made five changes to Bayern Munich's starting line-up for the Bundesliga trip to Hoffenheim, rotating almost half the team after a convincing Champions League win over Chelsea. Despite the alterations, Bayern defeated Hoffenheim 4-1, securing a seventh consecutive competitive victory. Kompany emphasized limited holiday and a short pre-season, stressing the need for squad depth and trust in all players. Several players made or returned to the starting XI, including Minjae Kim, Sacha Boey, Konrad Laimer, Nicolas Jackson, and 17-year-old Lennart Karl, who became the club's second-youngest Bundesliga starter. The team started slowly but ultimately dominated.
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