Kompany says Bayern close to best despite two draws, ahead of RB Leipzig match

Mixed · 2Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said on Friday that the team is edging closer to its very best despite drawing its last two matches. 1 2 Mixed · 2The German champions host RB Leipzig on Saturday. Their two draws were a 2-2 against Augsburg, which included conceding the fastest goal in Bundesliga history, and a 3-3 at Viking in the Champions League on Tuesday. 1 2 Mixed · 2The report says Bayern looked far from convincing in both matches, missing chances and looking shaky at the back, and had to come from behind both times to rescue draws. 1 2

Mixed · 2Bayern are third in the Bundesliga, two points behind leaders Freiburg and Borussia Dortmund. 1 2 Mixed · 2Kompany told a press conference that "there are a lot of things behind the perception of these two results" and that the team is "just before we show our very best version". He pointed out that Bayern shot 50 times on goal in the two matches and said that if they do a few things better they are not far from their best. 1 2 Mixed · 2Kompany described difficult moments as the best ones in a career, said the squad is "sharp and motivated" and looks forward to measuring itself against the best, and added that the players "reach the limit in every training session" and know it is now best to talk on the pitch. 1 2

Mixed · 2Busy weeks follow: after Leipzig, Bayern face Arsenal in the Champions League and then Freiburg in the Bundesliga. They host Dortmund in Der Klassiker on October 31, after a German Cup second-round match against Magdeburg. 1 2