The unusual international match schedule is creating a unique Oktoberfest situation for FC Bayern. Vincent Kompany actually sees some upside to it.
FC Bayern kicks off an unusual Oktoberfest on Friday evening with a home game against Union Berlin. For the first time in Bundesliga history, the Munich team won’t play a single league match during the entire Oktoberfest. The reason is the new extended international break.
Before numerous Bayern stars head off to join their national teams, the traditional group visit to Oktoberfest is still on the agenda for Sunday. The coach, the team, and club officials will head to the Theresienwiese together. For the national team players, however, this will be their only Oktoberfest outing.
Vincent Kompany seems perfectly fine with this arrangement. For now, his full focus is on the Union Berlin match anyway: “First, we’ll do our job and try to get the three points against Union Berlin. And then I’ll be excited to see what Germany does with the national team, the young players, and their newfound motivation,” explained the Bayern coach.
Kompany also has a clear plan for Sunday: “I’m going to sit back and relax at the Wiesn with a Maß.”
Kompany is looking forward to the unusual Oktoberfest schedule
Normally, Bayern would have held their official Oktoberfest event later during the festival. The revised international match schedule makes that impossible this time. After their group visit on Sunday, the national team players will leave and won’t return until after Oktoberfest ends.
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From a coach’s perspective, Kompany definitely sees an advantage in this: “Perfect for the coach,” said the 40-year-old, adding, “Now we’re fully focused on Union Berlin; then the players will join their national teams and won’t be able to go to the Wiesn—we can go to the Wiesn with the staff and together with our families.”
CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen is also taking the unusual schedule in stride: “At least we have a Bayern game at home right at the start of Oktoberfest. So there’s still a bit of that Oktoberfest feeling,” he explained. Dreesen also confirmed: “Of course, we’ll be making the traditional Oktoberfest visit with the team on Sunday as well.”
After the match against Union, FC Bayern will have a long break from competitive play. Their next Bundesliga match isn’t until October 10, away at FC Augsburg.