1BSPORTS 1B Sports June 15th Bayern is about to participate in an event that was unprecedented for them. The team led by Kompany will face New Zealand champion Auckland City in the first game of the Club World Cup on Sunday, and the players can’t wait to start the game.
“Now it’s more anticipation,” Kimmich said after arriving at the competition location Cincinnati. Due to the short preparation time and previous national team competitions, the 30-year-old felt that participating in the Club World Cup was different from participating in the World Cup or the European Cup, but he also said: “So I am very much looking forward to this Club World Cup and returning to the familiar rhythm of the game.”
Bayern will play the semi-professional team in the group stage for the first time – in theory, this is the weakest opponent in the group, but this does not mean that Bayern will take it lightly.
“As Bayern Munich, we know we have to win this game, but that doesn’t mean we will underestimate our opponents,” Thomas Mueller stressed. The experienced veteran went on to say that the team had been warned that Oakland City would definitely go all out.
Kimmich also knew that even popular teams would make mistakes, so he reminded himself and his teammates to take it seriously: “We must take this game seriously and be fully prepared so that we can enjoy the game.”
Similarly, Stanisic also emphasized: “We should regard this game as an important first step in the Club World Cup, and everyone wants to achieve the best. If there is a good start, then you only need to win another game to advance to the knockout stage.”