“Such games don’t just play on form”

Kompany – yet to beat BVB during his reign at Bayern – will be hoping to change that at 6.30pm (CET) this coming Saturday.

With ten wins from ten competitive games this campaign, Bayern Munich are in red-hot form but Vincent Kompany is taking nothing for granted against Dortmund this weekend. 

“Such games don’t just play on form. It’s a game with its own narrative, own event,” the Bavarian club’s head coach said in an interview with the Bundesliga’s official site. 

“It feels like a derby even though there’s a big distance between both cities. It’s a classic. Emotions play a bigger role than in other games – and…