Nathaniel Brown: "We're Winning for Kompany"

Following Bayern Munich's emphatic 6-1 win over Magdeburg in the DFB-Pokal, Nathaniel Brown said the team dedicated the victory to head coach Vincent Kompany, who was recently discharged from hospital.

Michael Olise starred with two goals as Bayern cruised to victory at the Allianz Arena, with Nathaniel Brown, Ismael Saibari, Alphonso Davies and David Santos Daiber also getting on the scoresheet.

Mateusz Zukowski cancelled out Olise's opener in the 15th minute, but the defending champions quickly regained control. The Bavarians went back in front before half-time and then ran riot after the break. After Olise converted a penalty in the 50th minute, Davies, Brown and Daiber, making his first-team debut, completed the scoring.

Speaking after the match, Brown said: "We want to win every game, no matter who the opponent is. We really wanted to get through this round of the cup. We put in a good performance and earned a deserved win. Now our focus turns to Saturday's Der Klassiker."

Brown said the players are continuing to play for Kompany, who is recovering at home: "Of course, we're also winning for Kompany. It's really great that he's at home now. He needs to rest a bit, but hopefully we'll see him back with us as soon as possible."

The win extended Bayern Munich's winning run in the DFB-Pokal to eight matches. It is now the Bavarians' second-longest streak in the competition's history, behind the 13-match run they put together between August 2018 and October 2020.

Bayern, who remain the only team in Europe's top five leagues yet to taste defeat in the 2026-27 season, have already scored 146 goals (3.4 per game) in competitive matches in the 2026 calendar year. That is at least 18 more than their closest rival across the top five leagues, Barcelona (128).

Jonathan Tah echoed Brown's comments, praising the unity the team has shown in Kompany's absence. The experienced defender said: "It may look easy from the outside, but it's never simple. Whoever is on the pitch, when I look at Daiber coming off the bench and scoring, and Binder getting his chance, I see how tight-knit we are as a team and that everyone is ready to step up. You have to work very hard in training for that. I'm very happy that we were able to put in a performance like this despite our absentees and the absence of our coach."

Tah concluded: "I'd be lying if I said our coach being taken to hospital didn't affect us in some way, we're all human. But at the end of the day, we have to stay professional. The best thing we could do to send positive energy to those who can't be here right now was to go out and play the football we've been playing. I'm very pleased that we've managed to do that in the last two games."