Bayern credits Kompany for win: 'We don't realize what we've achieved'

Bayern beat Freiburg 3-0 with assistant Aaron Danks in charge while manager Vincent Kompany recovers from illness.

Bayern Munich secured victory over SC Freiburg with assistant coach Aaron Danks taking charge in the absence of manager Vincent Kompany, who is sidelined by health issues for the coming weeks.

Danks reported that Kompany sent him a WhatsApp message saying "Well done" and expressing his happiness with the result, to which Danks replied encouraging him to rest. Sporting director Max Eberl praised the players' mentality after the win, emphasizing that the three points represented far more than just the result itself. "I think we don't even realize what we've actually achieved," Eberl said. "After the week we've been through—with all the obstacles we had to overcome, the injuries, and then the news about Vinnie on Friday, which hit us all very hard—what the team has delivered, and also the technical staff, who suddenly lost their leader, is truly extraordinary."

Lothar Matthäus, Bayern legend, expressed his support for Kompany, acknowledging the immense pressure managers face. Freiburg manager Julian Schuster also offered his wishes for Kompany's swift and complete recovery.