Bayern focused solely on Augsburg
Bayern Munich is only focusing on Saturday's Bundesliga game against Augsburg amid a crowded match schedule in the next 11 days, manager Vincent Kompany said.
The league leader will be without midfielder Joao Palhinha and forward Mathys Tel, who picked up injuries on international duty with Portugal and France respectively, while goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is nursing a ribcage injury and is racing to be fit.
Bayern has a busy schedule after facing Augsburg, with a Champions League game at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday before the trip to Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker on 1 December.
Bayern caps off its 11-day four-match run with the DFB-Pokal last-16 clash at home Bayer Leverkusen on 3 December.
"We are missing Palhinha and Mathys Tel also got a knock while with the national team," Kompany said. "The one fear we have as coach is for players to leave and come back injured.
"We are playing against Augsburg. It is important that it is only about the next game. We want to deliver the performance as we did before the international break. It is only about Augsburg and only this step is important for me today."
Kompany is in his first season in charge but knows expectations are high, and the team must remain contender in all three competitions going into the new year.
"We're satisfied with the season we've played so far in all competitions despite the two defeats in the Champions League," said Bayern sports director Max Eberl, referring to the 1-0 defeat away to Aston Villa and 4-1 loss at Barcelona.
"It is a new format and we're still getting to know it," he added, with Bayern down in 17th place in the play-off spots.
"We have PSG which is a special game, Leverkusen in the Cup and Dortmund in the league. We want to start and win every single game. That is our starting point."
Leverkusen won its first domestic double last season but Bayern, desperate to restore its national dominance, is undefeated in the Bundesliga and has quickly carved out a five-point lead at the top over second-placed RB Leipzig.
The Bavarians have 26 points, with Leverkusen, which hosts Heidenheim on sunday, nine behind in fourth. Dortmund welcomes Freiburg, having dropped to seventh spot on 16 points, while Leipzig travels to Hoffenheim.
