"Bayern Munich ended 2025 with a comfortable 4-0 win at Heidenheim to further cement their place at the top of the Bundesliga table heading into the holiday break period. Goals from Josip Stanišić, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz and Harry Kane rounded out the three points for Vincent Kompany's side in what was, for most of the match, domination from the German Rekordmeister. There was a spell towards the beginning of the second half where Heidenheim showed some promise and hope, but Bayern was able to do enough to keep them out of the back of the net and limit the amount of credible chances the created."
"To start the match, Kompany was without Joshua Kimmich, Kim Min-jae, Aleksandar Pavlović, Konrad Laimer, Manuel Neuer, and Sacha Boey in addition to Nicolas Jackson having left to join up with the Senegal squad for the African Cup of Nations and Jamal Musiala still not being back fully fit. The absentees were unavailable for a mixture of injury, suspension, or illness, but after the win, Kompany said it felt like peak COVID times with the sickness bug that seemed to be working its way through the squad."
"This week felt like a COVID week. The guys were getting ill one after the other. The other guys trained well and did a very good job today. I'm proud of the team because it's not a given to come here and put in such a performance. The young players have been training with us for some time and it was clear that we would need them at some point,"
Bayern Munich secured a 4-0 victory at Heidenheim with goals from Josip Stanišić, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz and Harry Kane, maintaining top position in the Bundesliga. Bayern dominated for most of the match, though Heidenheim had a brief promising period early in the second half and created a few moments of pressure. Several first-team players were absent through injury, suspension, or illness, forcing Kompany to rely on youngsters and a thin bench. Kompany described a sickness bug affecting the squad and praised the training and performance of the available players and young substitutes.
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