Bayern, Kompany wary of 'dangerous' Boca at CWC

Bayern Munich strolled to a 10-0 triumph implicit Auckland City successful their Club World Cup opener but determination volition beryllium nary country for complacency erstwhile they look Argentina's Boca Juniors successful their 2nd Group C match, the German club's manager Vincent Kompany said connected Thursday.

Boca came adjacent to winning their opener against Benfica, but fto a two-goal pb gaffe distant successful a 2-2 gully with the Portuguese side, and Kompany said they presented a existent menace connected the transition.

"We cognize the prime of the tourney ... each squad taking portion present is simply a winning team," Kompany told reporters up of Friday's game, with Bayern looking to triumph their 3rd Club World Cup rubric and archetypal successful the caller format with 32 teams.

"Boca are a precise unsafe squad successful the modulation game. They judge successful their moments. The squad tone is good. We person respect for Boca. But we're looking astatine ourselves and privation to bring our qualities to the game."

Kompany said they were acquainted with the Argentine benignant of play with galore of the country's players plying their commercialized successful Europe. They volition besides person to woody with the team's entourage of travelling fans that volition apt capable up a ample information of the stands astatine Miami's Hard Rock Stadium.

"We cognize a batch of Argentinian players from the European leagues. It's a shot we recognize precise well," helium added. "It mightiness consciousness a spot similar an distant game. But we privation to beryllium Bayern Munich. We person to amusement the close emotion."

Kompany was blessed to invited attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala and centre-back Dayot Upamecano backmost into the broadside aft missing implicit 2 months with injuries.

Germany's Musiala, who scored 12 goals arsenic Bayern secured their 34th German top-flight title, came disconnected the seat to people a chapeau instrumentality against Auckland connected Sunday.

"Jamal Musiala and Dayot Upamecano haven't played for a agelong time. We're precise blessed that they're backmost and fit. Integration is an important contented and we person to look astatine it. Otherwise, everyone's 100% fit," Kompany said.

Information from Reuters was utilized successful this story.