Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany made important statements before facing Bayer Leverkusen in the round of 16 of the German Cup.

Kompany said about Harry Kane’s absence: “It is difficult to anticipate, but there is a chance that he will play for the remainder of this year. However, he will miss a few matches first. You cannot replace him individually. He is a great player, but we will solve the matter differently. We will not lack... To the talent tomorrow.”

He continued: “The matches between Paris Saint-Germain and Dortmund last week were of a special nature, but we need this pressure to be at our best level. I love The matches should be big. We have become football players for these moments. Tomorrow will be an important match as well. We will play against the cup champion. It is one of the best matches. I hope our performance will match the size of this match.”

He added: “We have many options, Thomas Muller, Matthias Till, Serge Gnabry, Michael Olise, Leroy Sane, Harry has already scored 20 goals this season, and that cannot be replaced, but we have players who can score goals and play this role, even if we cannot compensate for all the goals.”

He continued: “As a defender, I was far from Xabi Alonso on the field. As a player, he always found passes no matter how great the distance, but now we are coaches and we live for this work. I think that He will pass on his experience to his players because he knows the game.”

He concluded his speech: “We played with almost all the teams in the league. Leverkusen is one of the best teams. Leverkusen defends deep.” He did the same thing against us in the first half of the season. I don’t know if they will follow a similar approach now. I hope we play to our strengths tomorrow and focus on ourselves, regardless of how Bayer Leverkusen plays.”