“Kane played a little beyond his pain threshold against Real Madrid”

He Bayern ‘will return to the fray’ tomorrow Saturday in the Bundesliga. You will do this by visiting to St. Pauli (DAZN, 6:30 p.m.) after having beaten Real Madrid (1-2) in the one way of quarters of the Champions League.
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Despite having the Bundesliga back on track and turning before the targets on the horizon, Vincent Kompany He doesn’t want anyone to be distracted. That is, at least, the message that he tried to convey in a press conference marked, also, by the state of form of Harry Kane and the future of Manuel Neuer.
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Possible rotations

“Making one or two changes, it’s something we’ve done like this all season. In November or October you might have questioned whether it was the right thing to do or not, but now that we’ve come this far, you can’t question that anymore. We are not going to change anything against St. Pauli. The competition between us also gives us strength. I know this from my own career, and I appreciate that we improve our level. “I still don’t know who will play, I will decide that tonight.”.

More on possible rotations

“I need the latest information from training and to see how the boys feel. I want a team that is as demanding as the one that played against Madrid: that has the concentration, the motivation and the same intensity as Madrid. That’s never a problem for us.”

I want a team that is as demanding as the one that played against Madrid

Vincent Kompany

The evolution of Kane’s discomfort

“Harry Kane was fine after the game; played a little beyond his pain threshold. But there was no reaction the next day, and that’s the most important thing.”

Urbig or Neuer against St. Pauli?

“We haven’t had much time after the game against Real Madrid. We will discuss it and decide. If Manu says he doesn’t feel any problem, then he will play. It’s important for a goalkeeper to keep pace.”

If Neuer says he doesn’t feel any problem, then he will play. For a goalkeeper it is important to maintain the rhythm

Vincent Kompany

Neuer’s future

“I won’t talk about his future out of respect for a top-level career and a top-level club. But I can talk about what he has already achieved with Bayern. When I arrived, I had Müller, Neuer and Kimmich as captains, which made my job easier. Someone like Manu is more in the background, but he only has to say one sentence to bring order. That’s why his role as a leader is as important to me as it is on the field.”

His 40th birthday

“No, I can’t celebrate too much. But if a surprise happens, then I don’t have much to do about it. Emotionally, the best you can hope for is three points tomorrow. I am used to this situation. “I’ve celebrated my birthdays between the semi-finals and quarter-finals my whole life, and then you have the bonus of winning in those moments.”

I can’t celebrate much. The best I can hope for is three points tomorrow

Vincent Kompany

Possible improvement of the team

“Our goal is always to offer the best possible performance. And the bar is very high because we have won 16 games in a row this season. That is the standard, and we want to reach it again in the final phase of the season. That is our goal. “When we look back we know we’re doing a lot of things right… but there’s always room for improvement.”