Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompan has addressed his side’s lengthy injury list ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Inter.
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The likes of Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano and Alphonso Davies have been joined on the sidelines by Jamal Musiala, who suffered a muscle tear in Bayern’s 3-1 win over Augsburg last week.
But Bayern coach Vincent Kompany doesn’t want to use the numerous missing players as an excuse.
“We’re looking ahead and assuming that the guys who play tomorrow will be able to perform and get the result for us,” Kompany said at his pre-match press conference.
“We can’t forget that the guys tomorrow have all been involved in our journey so far to where we are. I don’t want to moan about things. I don’t want to change my goals because we’ve got injuries. My thoughts are just about what can happen when we perform to our best.”
Asked about Musiala’s absence and how he will be replaced, Kompany added:
“I don’t think I can say too much beforehand for how we’ll react. We’ve already played without Jamal. We can find solutions, also creative solutions that we have available to us. For me it’s about tomorrow. We can’t replace Jamal like for like with his talent, so we need to solve things as a collective.”
Manuel Neuer and Kingsley Coman are some of the Bayern players who appear to be closest to returning. However, Kompany isn’t sure if they will be fit for next week’s return leg.
“Things progress every day. I hope they’re back for the second leg, but I don’t want to put too much pressure on them. There’s no guarantee there,” he said.
