Kompany issues injury update ahead of UCL clash against Inter | OneFootball

Vincent Kompany spoke to the media pool ahead of Bayern Munich's Champions League quarter-final first-leg clash with Inter at Allianz Arena.

Bayern come into the midweek meeting on the back of a 3-1 away win during a derby clash versus Augsburg, but will be bereft of some key figures as they welcome Simone Inzaghi's men to Bavarian.

Club star Jamal Musiala suffered a hamstring injury against Fuggerstädter, but despite being stripped of one of his most-prized assets, the former Belgium star is confident Bayern can press on in his absence.

"We have already played this season without Jamal and we can find solutions, including creative options that we have at our disposal," he said.

"For me, it's only about tomorrow. We can't replace Jamal directly with such a talent, ​​so we have to solve it collectively as a team."

A brief update was also issued on Manuel Neuer and Kingsley Coman.

"The squad is developing daily. I hope they will be there for the second leg, but I don't want to put any pressure on them. There's no guarantee."

Given the pedigree that Inter brings to the table, Kompany also discussed how his Bayern side must cope with the opposition.

"They're a team that always finds its moments. They're dangerous, not just on the counter-attack, but they're also good at build-up play and set-pieces."

"They score a lot of goals because they have very good players, but we do that too - we score a lot of goals as well."

He continued; "We can talk tactically about what Inter does well, but we also need to consider qualities like character, heart, and emotion."

"That's all part of it - we showed in the last round against Leverkusen that we can do it."

"What's important to me is that we're mentally ready tomorrow and show personality."

The last time these two sides met during Champions League group play in the 2022/23 season, Bayern banked a pair of 2-0 results home and away.

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