Bundesliga
Bayern won't relax as Wolfsburg battles the drop
Vincent Kompany has warned Bayern Munich's upcoming opponent Wolfsburg that his Bundesliga champoion side will not relax, even as it has little to play for in its remaining games.… Show More
Vincent Kompany has warned Bayern Munich's upcoming opponent Wolfsburg that his Bundesliga champoion side will not relax, even as it has little to play for in its remaining games.
Bayern clinched its second successive domestic crown with four games remaining when it beat Stuttgart 4-2 last month.
Since then, it has played out two thrillers against Mainz, winning 4-3, and Heidenheim, a 3-3 draw, in the Bundesliga, also reaching the DFB-Pokal final but falling short in the UEFA Champions League, losing 6-5 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals.
Kompany's side now has little to play for until it faces Stuttgart in the domestic cup final on 24 May (AEST), whereas this weekend's opponent Wolfsburg is fighting for its life at the bottom of the table.
The Wolves are 16th, only above St Pauli on goal difference, as they look to avoid automatic relegation and earn a second chance at survival through the relegation-promotion play-off.
But Kompany does not intend to take the game easy, saying: "Of course, we can't underestimate what it's like in the Wolfsburg dressing room when the players and coach watch this press conference; that's exactly what they want, for us to fly along relaxed.
"But there's no chance! I know what the mood is like. I know what it's like to fight for everything.
"When you fight for survival, for the employees, that's an extra energy. That's what they'll have in this game.
"And that it is very clear: This tension that we need for this game, we will also live it today in training, we will also live it in this preparation. That's the only priority now."
Bayern's remaining games will also bring the curtain down on Leon Goretzka's glittering career with the club, as he is set to leave as a free agent and has been linked with AC Milan.
Kompany wants the midfielder to go out on a high, saying: "He can still be very important for us in the end. Now, of course, it will be a bit emotional for him.
"But we still have the cup final, and I think his priority is only that we win so that we can get an extra title. I think his focus now is that he plays a role in us winning the cup."
