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Following two friendlies against third-division outfit Wehen Wiesbaden – which the Munich side had to play largely without players from their first-team squad – and district-league club Rottach-Egern, FC Bayern now face opponents who play in their country’s top professional league for the first time in pre-season at the Audi Football Summit. Vincent Kompany is well aware of the scale of the challenge, particularly as he still does not have his full squad available for the match. “Everyone is returning at different times, with some coming back from rehab, and we want to integrate them gradually. It’s a different puzzle we have to solve,” explained the head coach: “But we’ll get the match sharpness and physical fitness we need – I’m sure of that. It’s a puzzle, but not an impossible one. We’re very confident!”
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Kompany has all the players who are on the Asian tour at his disposal (check out the squad). Minjae Kim, in particular, is looking forward to the match and to playing in front of the fans in his home country: “I’m really happy to be here with the team; this is a very special time for me in Korea. We’ll be able to learn a lot from each other in the game against Jeju SK. I’m looking forward to it.”
The best photos from Monday’s final training session:
