Bayern form not enough to win Klassiker at Dortmund, says Kompany

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany insists his side's recent good form counts for little ahead of their blockbuster Der Klassiker meeting with Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern secured a much-needed win in the Champions League in midweek, beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 and moving up to 13th in the new 36-team standings.

Kompany's side have also impressed in the Bundesliga, moving six points clear at the top after Harry Kane's hat-trick in their 3-0 win over Augsburg last time out.

The Belgian boss has amassed 29 points in his first 11 Bundesliga games as coach, equaling the league record previously set by Pep Guardiola with Bayern in 2012/13 and by Klaus Toppmoller with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1993/94.

They have also won each of their last five top-flight matches without conceding a goal, something they last achieved under Carlo Ancelotti between February and April 2017.

They last recorded a longer run of top-flight victories combined with zero between November and December 2014 under Guardiola (six).

“The latest results are now gone. I just want us to win the match tomorrow. It's the Klassiker,” Kompany said at a press conference on Friday.

“I like that these games have a special structure. We are all looking forward to these games.”

“If you look at the big picture, it's important that we don't focus too much on how others see our players. It's important how we see them.”

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Bayern make the trip to the Westfalenstadion on Saturday and take on a Dortmund side who have failed to match their Champions League performances in the Bundesliga.

Nuri Sahin's side have not been helped by several injuries within their ranks and sit fifth, 10 points behind Bayern, ahead of their 136th top-flight match.

And despite not winning any of their five away games in the Bundesliga so far, Dortmund have impressed on home soil.

They are the only team to have won all their home games in the Bundesliga this season (six), while PSG and Barcelona are the only other teams in Europe's top five leagues to have dropped a point at home.

Sahin is also the first Dortmund coach since the creation of the Bundesliga to win each of his first eight competitive home games in charge.

BVB could now start a campaign with nine home wins in a row in all competitions for the first time in professional football. Including last season, Dortmund have won each of their last eleven home games – only in 1994 did they have a longer run under Ottmar Hitzfeld (14).

And Kompany expects a difficult test for his team, saying: “Our preparation is for the best version of the team.

“When they are top they go high in their pressing game, they are extremely dangerous on the break with their speed on the wings.

“When they are at their best, they are also very good at building up the game. It will not be an easy match, it will be tough.”