Kompany expecting "top European level" standard from Flamengo
Ahead of their Club World Cup last-16 clash with Flamengo, Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany attended his press conference.
The Bavarians' head coach discussed the importance of the tournament and have his thoughts on their Brazilian opponents.
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"It's difficult to categorize because, as Bayern Munich, you can't say one competition is more important than another; they're all important.
"When you analyze them [Flamengo], it's very clear what they're doing: They have clear ideas, and their players believe in those ideas.
'It's a mix of top-level discipline in the defensive movement, and good attacking ideas. Flamengo brings all of that to the pitch.
'Of course, they're a Brazilian team, but we're expecting a game at a top European level,' he said.
Kompany also provided a brief personnel update, touching on the fitness of Jamal Musiala's in particular.
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"What's important for Jamal is that he's training and is available again – that's better than not being there at all.
"But his role [tomorrow]? We'll wait and see and decide tomorrow whether he can start.
'When you're coming back from injury and haven't had any friendlies, you have to integrate into the team in a competition,' he added.
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