Vincent Kompany is eyeing a place in the top eight of the new Champions League format with Bayern Munich despite back-to-back losses in the competition. (More Football News)
Bayern welcome Benfica to the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, hoping to recover from defeats to Aston Villa and Barcelona, the first time they have failed to win consecutive games in the competition since April 2017.
Kompany's started their Champions League campaign with a 9-2 thrashing of Dinamo Zagreb, but have since plummeted down the new league table.
They find themselves 23rd after three matches. However, they have fared better in the Bundesliga, sitting three points clear at the top of the table after nine games.
"What we know is you have to win around six (of eight) games to reach the top eight," Kompany said.
"You have to win three games and that should be enough for the playoffs. My goal is to reach the top eight."
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"I don't want to think too far ahead because we have enough games," Kompany said.
"We have to win against Benfica. I don't want to spend too much time thinking about what could happen in January.
"No one knows how it will work. We only know we want to win tomorrow. We play at home. That is my only goal."
Bayern, however, have every confidence of getting their European campaign back on track,바카라 웹사이트with the German outfit boasting an impressive record against Benfica.바카라 웹사이트
They바카라 웹사이트have played 12 major European matches against Benfica and have never lost (W9 D3).바카라 웹사이트
But바카라 웹사이트Bruno Lage's side will be looking to buck that trend, having beaten Atletico Madrid and바카라 웹사이트Red Star Belgrade so far, but they did lose to Feyenoord last time out.바카라 웹사이트
"We have a lot of confidence going into this game. We will always adapt and take the steps that are right for the team," Kompany said.바카라 웹사이트
"But to say we will change everything is not serious. We just want to win again at home.바카라 웹사이트
