2024-08-17 05:56:09
The new coach of the German record champions faces the first hurdle with FC Bayern: Ulm awaits them in the DFB Cup opening match. Vincent Kompany is sending this eleven into the race against the “Spatzen”.
First competitive game for Vincent Kompany at FC Bayern: The German record champions will face second division newcomers SSV Ulm in the first round of the DFB Cup (live ticker at t-online from 8.45 p.m.). And the Belgian coach wants to avoid a stumble right from the start. It has now been decided which starting eleven the 38-year-old will field for the “Spatzen”.
One thing is immediately noticeable: top scorer Harry Kane remains outside at the start of the game, and the two top-class new signings João Palhinha (from FC Fulham) and Michael Olise (from Crystal Palace) are also initially only on the bench. The Portuguese and the Frenchman moved to Munich in the summer for a total of over 100 million euros, and their first appearances for new coach Kompany’s team are eagerly awaited.
Alphonso Davies, who like the Englishman Kane only joined the preparations late, is also not in the starting line-up. Returnee Josip Stanišić will be playing in a competitive match for Bayern for the first time since his champion-winning time in Leverkusen.
FC Bayern have been preparing for the new season for five weeks. They have won four of the five test matches. The Munich team will start the league in a week’s time on Sunday against VfL Wolfsburg.
For the Munich team, the start of the DFB Cup season is also about making a statement after years of weaker performances in the DFB Cup. Last season, the German record champions were eliminated in the second round with a 1:2 defeat at third division side 1. FC Saarbrücken.