Kompany: Our focus is on the game in Bremen, not Champions League playoffs

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany insisted Bayern Munich’s top priority is their Bundesliga home game against Werder Bremen on Friday, not their Champions League playoff.

Bayern, who have opened up a six-point gap at the top of the league, can move nine points clear of second-place Bayer Leverkusen ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures with a win against Bremen,

However, they also have a two-legged Champions League playoff against Celtic looming, having failed to secure automatic qualification to the last 16.

The first leg is in Glasgow on Wednesday, with the home tie coming a week later, where they will look to extend their record 34-match unbeaten run on home soil in the competition.

Speaking in a presser, Kompany compared structure, revealing that both clubs[ Werder Bremen and Celtic] are different.

“At the moment, there is only Bremen and nothing else. He said 

“The only game we can win tomorrow is against Bremen, not Celtic. So the priority for us is only this game against Bremen.”

Bayern are desperate to restore their domestic dominance after Leverkusen won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double last season, seeing them endure a rare trophyless season.

They have ruled the title race so far, even though there have been lapses of concentration, such as conceding three goals in 28 minutes in the second half against Holstein Kiel last week as they edged the game 4-3 after leading 4-0.

Bayern have conceded six goals in their first three games of the second half of the season, something that has only otherwise happened to them this century in 2006-07 (also six goals).

They also lost 3-0 to Feyenoord in January despite dominating the game for long periods.

“They were different matches. In one case, you lead 4-0; in the other case, it is tight, and every moment matters a lot,” Kompany said.

Bayern opened the Bundesliga weekend fixture as they welcomed Werder Bremen on Friday before the trip to Celtic Park on Wednesday for the first leg playoffs of the UEFA Champions League.