In the second round of the UEFA Champions League stage match played at 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on October 3, Bayern Munich suffered its first defeat of the season with a 0-1 defeat against Aston Villa on the road. After the match, Bayern manager Kompany attended the press conference to summarize and reflect on the match.
Kompany began by saying that it was a bitter loss, but he emphasized that the outcome of the Champions League is not determined by this one game. He encouraged the team that they must move on and try to get back to winning ways. Speaking about the substitution decisions made during the game, Kompany revealed that the substitution of Pallinha was not to keep the score at 0-0, but that he wanted to win the game all along. He felt that after two important games in a row against Leverkusen and Villa, it was a good time to inject fresh blood into the team.
Commenting on Bayern's first Champions League defeat in a non-knockout phase in seven years, Kompany said that winning and losing does not need to set too much context and that every game has its own story. He admitted that his team missed some great chances in the game and gave their opponents a chance to score. However, he still believes that Bayern is a team capable of scoring goals on a regular basis and today's loss is just one of the stories of the game.
Speaking about the games against Leverkusen and Villa after their early season winning streak, Kompany said that both teams impressed him. According to him, Bayern gave their opponents very few chances in the game and usually did well in terms of scoring goals. However, for some reason, some of the goals hit the crossbar, the goalpost, or deflected a little bit. He emphasized that this doesn't mean that Bayern's ability to score goals is a problem, but just some unfortunate circumstances that happened this week. Kompany said that as long as the team focuses on their job, they will still win a lot of games.
