Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich are leading the Bundesliga table with 62 points from 26 matches.
The Bavarians lead the second-placed Bayer Leverkusen by six points, with eight rounds of matches to go.
After Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen won their first-ever Bundesliga title last season, Bayern might turn things around once again this year.
Bayern recently thrashed Leverkusen in their Round of 16 tie in the UEFA Champions League.
Bayern won 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles from 2013 to 2023, which is a phenomenal run by any standard. Kompany will, therefore, be eager to bring them back to the winning ways.
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Kompany, who had a fine career as a player, especially for Manchester City, was appointed as the Bayern manager in the summer of 2024.
He has since led his team to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League and also to the top of the Bundesliga table.
Kompany has earlier won the Championship title in England with Burnley, but winning the Bundesliga will be the biggest achievement of his managerial career.
Bayern Munich still have matches against Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig left, but the remaining ones are relatively straightforward ones.
The six-point cushion they have over Leverkusen should prove to be enough to secure them the league title.
However, the key clash for Bayern is their quarterfinal against Inter Milan in April. Inter are a top side and hence, gaining an entry into the last four is not going to be easy for the Bavarians.
Bayern lost in the Champions League final in 2010 to Inter. Therefore, revenge will be in their mind as well.
Harry Kane has been in scintillating form for the German giants once again, having scored 32 goals in 37 matches so far.
Kane had scored 44 goals last season, too, but ended up without any silverware, as Bayern Munich lost out to Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.
The English captain will be desperate to win his first trophy as a player and should get his wish fulfilled by winning the Bundesliga.
He will have a fantastic set of attacking players alongside him. The likes of Jamal Musiala, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry and Thomas Muller can be valuable for any team in the planet.
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Representation in the International Break
A number of Bayern players will be playing in the UEFA Nations League during the upcoming international break.
Four played for Germany in their quarterfinal match against Italy, which will be played over a couple of legs.
Kompany will hope that the international break will not do any harm to his team’s chances for the matches next month.
Meanwhile, Alonso’s men will not have to play in the Champions League and will be relatively fresh for their Bundesliga matches.
Kompany has won multiple Premier League titles as a player, but winning his first one as a manager will be a different feeling altogether.
It remains to be seen whether the 38-year-old Belgian becomes the second youngest man after Julian Nagelsmann to win the Bundesliga title.
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Credit: IMAGO / Jan Huebner
Recording Date: 15.03.2025