Bayern boss Kompany sets sights on the treble
Vincent Kompany shifted his immediate focus to Bayern Munich's Champions League and DFB-Pokal campaigns after wrapping up the Bundesliga title against Stuttgart.
Bayern was crowned the top-flight champions for the 35th time with a 4-2 victory over Sebastian Hoeness's side after coming from a goal behind at Allianz Arena.
Chris Fuhrich opened the scoring in the 21st minute, but three goals in six minutes from Raphael Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson and Alphonso Davies turned the game around.
The host pulled further clear seven minutes after the restart through half-time substitute Harry Kane before Chema Andres netted a late consolation two minutes from time.
With the victory, Bayern was crowned champion with four games to spare after Borussia Dortmund's defeat to Hoffenheim on Saturday, which ranks as the fifth-quickest Bundesliga title win in history.
Bayern has also netted 109 league goals so far, already setting a new top-flight record, with one eye on potentially equalling the Bundesliga points record, needing to win its final four matches to match Jupp Heynckes's Bayern side that collected 91 points in the 2012-2013 campaign.
However, Kompany was keen to focus on the other competitions his team is still in, with its next assignment seeing them take on Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal semi-finals next before the first leg of its Champions League final-four clash with Paris Saint-Germain on 28 April.
"It feels great. For me, every title is the first title," Kompany said. "We have to enjoy these moments because there's a lot of hard work behind them,
"That has come over many years, not just this season. So we have to enjoy it when it happens. However, the season is not over yet. There are still things to win.
"Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, the defending champions, it's probably the toughest challenge. But before that, we have Leverkusen."
Bayern has not won the DFB-Pokal or the Champions League since 2019-2020 under Hansi Flick, though it is well-placed to end those respective waits for silverware.
Ahead of kick-off and prior to Dortmund's shock defeat, Kompany tempered the possibility of Bayern over-celebrating its impending Bundesliga success, and even after getting over the line, the Belgian boss remained focused on the remaining fixtures.
"We will have enough time to celebrate what we have achieved, but now it is about what we can still achieve, so we need that full focus," Kompany said.
"The players have to recover and prepare the game for Leverkusen. But you can have a glass of red wine in the evening and go to work tomorrow.
"That's what it will be like for us. We will celebrate, but obviously not really today."
