The answer would end up being no, as the German would find himself relegated to the bench as Thomas Müller would line up in his place. Vincent Kompany explained, ahead of the loss, why this decision had to be made: “He only trained twice.

Bayern Munich suffered their second straight Champions League loss as the club's chiefs were forced to defend their decisions as Vincent Kompany too comes under fire

In his first match against Bayern Munich since leaving the club in 2021, Hansi Flick and his Barcelona squad utterly embarrassed Bayern with a 4-1 result. Raphinha delivered an electric hat trick and Robert Lewandowski,