Vincent Kompany admitted he didn’t totally perceive the brand new Champions League format after Bayern Munich’s 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain boosted their hopes of development.
Kim Min-jae’s first-half strike was sufficient to information Bayern previous PSG, who had winger Ousmane Dembele despatched off for 2 bookable offences early within the second half.
It was the Bundesliga leaders’ third victory in 5 matches underneath the Champions League’s new format, lifting them to eleventh within the 36-team desk with 9 factors.
They’re one level away from the highest eight, which brings automated qualification for the final 16. Groups 9 via 24 will participate in play-offs to affix them within the new yr.
“I don’t have a look at the desk as a result of, actually. I don’t but perceive it,” Kompany instructed a press convention. “It can look good if we win just a few extra matches.
“What’s essential is to achieve our purpose. If we win our remaining video games we’ve an opportunity to make the highest eight.
“I’m clearly comfortable. Our urgent within the first half was superb. The self-discipline was there. We may have scored maybe one or two extra targets, however the result’s good.
“We’re heading in the right direction however working to develop into even higher.”
7 – FC Bayern Munich have received and saved a clear sheet in every of their final seven aggressive matches – the final time earlier than FCB managed that was underneath Jupp Heynckes in August/September 2011 (10 in a row with out conceding). K0mpany. pic.twitter.com/Kfdwfozrzg
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Bayern have now crushed PSG eight instances within the Champions League, with solely Actual Madrid (11 versus Bayern) and the Bavarians themselves (10 towards Barcelona) successful extra video games towards a single opponent within the match’s historical past.
They’re additionally unbeaten in every of their final 33 house video games within the Champions League’s group stage (31 wins, two attracts).
That’s the joint-longest such run within the competitors’s historical past, with Barcelona additionally going 33 with out defeat at house between November 2009 and November 2020.
They’ll have an opportunity to interrupt that report once they host Slovan Bratislava on matchday eight, following journeys to Shakhtar Donetsk and Feyenoord.