""Lucho has played every game for us and his national team. He has the longest journeys," Kompany said. "He played in England and never had Christmas off. It's fine for him to have a few days off and go away. He'll then return in a top mental state and pick up where he left off. "Lucho will be back against Heidenheim [on December 21]. He can switch off a bit before then.""
""They're a complete team who are very compact when they defend," Kompany said of Sporting. "They're also very dangerous on the counter.""
Luis Diaz was sent off for a tackle on Achraf Hakimi and missed Bayern's 3-1 defeat to Arsenal. Diaz has played in every other Bayern match this season and is the club's second-highest scorer with 12 goals and seven assists. A brief enforced break follows heavy travel and international duty, with a return planned for the Heidenheim match on December 21. Bayern remain strong in the Champions League group-stage home record and hold an unbeaten recent record versus Sporting, while Sporting are compact defensively, dangerous on the break, and sit eighth domestically.
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