Third from Bundesliga 18 points from Bayer Leverkusen and behind Stuttgart last year, Bayern Munich had delivered a catastrophic exercise. Added to this is an elimination in the German Cup against Sarrebruck (2-1) resident of the German third division and a semi-final of the Champions League against Bayern Munich (2-2, 2-1) where the Bavarian club had flowed at the end of the game. A 2023/2024 season to forget for Bayern Munich and who therefore cost coach Thomas Tuchel who was thanked at the end of the season. To replace him, it was the young Vincent Kompany (38 years old) who embarked on a first big challenge after experiences in Anderlecht and Burnley where he had also been relegated to the Premier League a year after having won the promotion of Clarets.
Benefiting from several arrivals like Hiroki Ito (Stuttgart), Joao Palinha (Fulham) and Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) to bring additional cartridges to his workforce, Vincent Kompany quickly found his pace of carburetor. Beginning with four victories in four matches and remaining undefeated until December, Bayern Munich quickly took control of the Bundesliga and knew how to put his opponents from a distance. Aside from a small defeat against Mainz (2-1), the Rekordmeister has 18 wins and 4 draws in 23 games and has 8 points ahead of its Dauphin Le Bayer Leverkusen and 16 units on the Eintracht Frankfurt which is third . A solid mattress 11 days before the end for Bayern Munich which is clearly the best attack (69 goals scored) and the best defense in the championship (19 goals conceded).
Some black dots but an interesting first season
However, everything was not easy for Bayern Munich who was still 4 points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen in mid-season. Besides, if the rekordmeister dominates the championship, the gang of Vincent Kompany has sometimes disappointed in the shocks like these parity scores against Borussia Dortmund (1-1) and Bayer Leverkusen (1-1 and 0 -0). In addition if the championship takes place well in terms of results, there have been real disappointments on the European scene with defeats against Aston Villa (1-0), FC Barcelona (4-1) and Feyenoord (3 -0) who condemned the German training to go through the dams. The double confrontation against Celtic Glasgow has also been chaotic (1-0, 1-1) and it will now be necessary to pass the obstacle against the Bayer Leverkusen in 1/8th finals. It is at this stage of the competition that the Werkself eliminated Bayern Munich in the German Cup (1-0). In addition to the result, criticism of the game came back regularly during the season and the Vincent Kompany paw is not yet completely posed.
However, this Sunday optimism was clearly part. Facing the 3rd of the championship, the Eintracht Frankfurt, who had won a 3-3 in the first leg, Bayern Munich took place at the Allianz Arena. If it was not until the end of the first period for Michael Olise to open the scoring, the rekordmeister won 4-0 with the way and appeared in a position of strength for the last straight line of the season. “”We must obtain results, that's what we have done. Today it was exactly as we wanted. Now we are going ahead. We remain calm again. Maybe we will receive some praise now, but that makes no difference for us“, Notably underlined Vincent Kompany before mentioning the criticisms around his team:”I don't care. I do not do this work for praise. I do this job for players, supporters and the club. I appreciate more when I focus only on players». Thomas Müller also let his joy burst after the meeting: “At this stage of the season, these are only raw results, but of course, there is also a feeling. We want to go home and say: 'Wow, we were still good today'.If everything is not yet perfect, Bayern Munich is intractable in the Bundesliga and seems to be off to recover his crown. A goal on the right track for Vincent Kompany but not an end in itself since the Champions League will be one of the revealing for the Belgian coach, especially since the final is held at the Allianz Arena.
