Flamengo offer a Champions League level test for Bayern – Kompany

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany says that for the general fascination and romance of enjoying towards Flamengo in Sunday’s Club World Cup round-of-16 match, he expects the game to be an much like a Champions League contest.

Six-instances European champions Bayern purchase on three-instances Copa Libertadores winners Flamengo at Annoying Rock Stadium with a web content within the quarter-finals up for grabs.

It is the form of fixture that FIFA really had in thoughts when they came up with the root for the tournament nonetheless for the Bayern boss, the duty at hand is a neatly-recognized one.

“Flamengo is a top team with a just combination of tactical self-discipline, aggressiveness, and a actually right dose of Brazilian creativity and aptitude,” acknowledged the worn Manchester City defender in his first season responsible of the Bundesliga giants.

“Most top-degree Champions League teams protect as a unit, and Flamengo has that self-discipline. That’s why I gaze this game as an much like a top-degree game in Europe,” he acknowledged.

“Flamengo has a clear constructing and self-discipline, which is necessary for any top-degree team. They protect neatly as a unit and hang the capacity to catch dreadful instances on the ball,” he added.

Bayern go into the game after losing their last neighborhood stage game towards Benfica 1-0 having fielded a weakened team. Nonetheless victories towards Auckland City and Boca Juniors had already assured the German facet of a web content within the knockout stage.

Whereas Brazilian teams hang shown right thru this tournament that they'll compete with European golf equipment, Kompany peaceable sees some parts of the country’s ancient aptitude amid the tactical self-discipline.

“The style we accomplice Brazilian soccer is with creativity — things that folks elevate out on the pitch that we infrequently can’t even imagine,” he acknowledged.

Receive Kompany, Flamengo’s coach Filipe Luis is highest 39 and the worn Atletico Madrid and Chelsea defender has clearly studied his opponent intently.

“I by no methodology played with him, I don’t know him personally, nonetheless I know his occupation and the friendly character he has. Tactically, I studied his team plenty — even Burnley closing yr had attention-grabbing suggestions,” acknowledged Luis.

“This yr, especially early on at Bayern, I watched quite a lot of their games. He has some very attention-grabbing concepts. As I’ve acknowledged sooner than, I are attempting and reproduction and learn from the highest. Bayern changed into as soon as a reference for many of us this yr. So I had the probability to gaze many of his games early within the season.

“It’s a team that’s really absorbed his model neatly, and undoubtedly, one amongst the toughest opponents we are able to also face. These are the types of fits every coach and player needs to be section of. So it’s a huge privilege,” he acknowledged.

Kompany can also be ready to name again on German global Jamal Musiala, who having ended the season with spoil missed the Benfica game after deciding on up a knock towards Boca.

“He’s inspire in practising. For us it’s preferable to no longer having him the least bit, for instance. Nonetheless as for his feature — we’ll hang to abet and want the next day,” acknowledged the coach.

“He’s here, so he’ll be within the squad the next day. Nonetheless what occurs then — we’ll gaze.”