5 players rotate! Bayern beat Huocun and won 7 consecutive victories. Kompani is confident in facing doubts

In the early morning of September 21, a focus battle was staged in the fourth round of the 2025/26 Bundesliga. Defending champion Bayern beat Hoffenheim 4-1 away and won four consecutive wins in the Bundesliga and seven consecutive wins in all competitions. In this game, Bayern conducted a large rotation of up to 5 players but still won, and coach Kompani was also confident in facing doubts after the game. In the first round of the Champions League stage in the mid-week, Bayern easily defeated the visiting Club World Cup champion Chelsea 3-1 at home to get a good start. In this game, Kompany made five personnel adjustments in one go. Olise, Gnabry, Kimmich, Yupamecano and Stanisic, who started the last time, were on standby, while Leonard Karl, Nikola Jacson, Gretzka, Kim Min-jae and Boe rotated to start.

To be honest, Bayern played a bit chaotic in the first half of the game due to a large rotation. In the 14th minute, Neuer almost conceded the ball through a mistake in the attack, but unfortunately Aslani's shot hit the post. In the 29th minute, Avdula fell to the ground in the penalty area, but the referee ignored it. In the 35th minute, Plas' powerful shot in the penalty area forced Neuer to make a brave save.

Passively, Bayern still showed strong strength. In the 44th minute, Carl took a corner kick and Kane scored a goal and scored the first record. In the injury time in the first half, Hoffenheim once again created a threat, and Damar's back point volley was sank strongly, but Kim Min-jae made a key relief to ensure the goal was not lost. At the end of the half, Bayern led 1-0 away.

After the change of sides, Bayern changed the slow warm-up in the first half. In the 47th minute, Boeing shot and made a point. Kane took the penalty and scored a penalty. Bayern expanded the score 2-0. Subsequently, Olisse, Kimmich and Gnabry and other main players took the lead. In the 77th minute, Olisse created another point, and Kane easily took the penalty and scored a hat trick. Although Huocun scored 1 goal in the 83rd minute, Gnabry's goal in the 9th minute of injury time finally set the score at 4-1.

In this game, Bayern had a ball possession rate of 62%, 18 shots and 10 shots and scored 4 goals. Although Huo Cun, who played at home, also had 12 shots, only 1 goal was scored in four shots, and the gap between the strength of the two sides was still very obvious. However, even so, Bayern's difficult steps in the first half also made the media question Kompany's rotation.

After the game, a reporter bluntly asked Bayern coach Kompani: "You have rotated and adjusted today. What did you think at that time?" Kompani was obviously prepared: "To be honest, I was surprised that I was asked this question. Please, guys, it is 2025 now. I think everyone understands now that it is very important to make good use of the lineup, not to wait until the situation worsens before taking action."

In fact, there is nothing wrong with the Belgians. Although the substitute players performed averagely on the court, with Bayern's current lineup thickness, if a lineup goes dark, it will probably collapse early next year. Last season, Bayern didn't dare to use Dell, who was on the bench, and kept letting Kim Min-jae and Yu Pamecano play, but both of them were scrapped in the second half of the season. Now, Kompani, who has learned his lessons, takes the initiative to rotate, which is definitely a good thing. The key is that Bayern has maintained a complete victory in the new season so far, which also makes him still confident in the face of doubts.