Kompany warns of promoted sides’ threat as Bayern reunited with HSV

Vincent Kompany has acknowledged the dangers posed by newly promoted sides ahead of Bayern Munich’s reunion with one of their oldest rivals, Hamburger SV.

Following their opening-day 6-0 drubbing of RB Leipzig, Bayern registered a 3-2 win over Augsburg before the international break, having gone 3-0 up inside 48 minutes.

Bayern have dominated recent encounters with HSV, who are back in the Bundesliga for the first time since 2017-18 following their promotion last term.

Bayern have won 13 of the last 14 meetings between the old Nord-Sud-Gipfel rivals, routing them 6-0 when the sides last met in 2018.

And the last eight games between the sides at Bayern’s Allianz Arena have seen the home side net 50 goals, winning by margins of 6-0, 8-0, 5-0, 8-0, 3-1, 9-2, 5-0 and 6-0.