Kompany says form means nothing for Der Klassiker
Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany insists his side's recent good form counts for little ahead of a blockbuster Der Klassiker encounter with Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern earned a much-needed victory in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 to move up to 13th place in the new 36-team standings.
Kompany's side has also impressed in the Bundesliga, sitting six points clear at the summit after Harry Kane's hat-trick in a 3-0 triumph over Augsburg last time out.
The Belgian boss has collected 29 points in his first 11 Bundesliga games as a coach, equalling the league record only previously achieved by Pep Guardiola with Bayern in 2012-2013 and by Klaus Toppmoller with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1993-1994.
It has also won each of its past five top-flight games without conceding a goal, something it previously achieved under Carlo Ancelotti between February and April 2017.
It last recorded a longer run of top-flight wins coupled with clean sheets between November and December 2014 under Guardiola.
"The last results are gone now. I just want us to win the game tomorrow. It's the Klassiker," Kompany said.
"I like that these games have this special build-up. We all look forward to these games.
"If you look at the big picture, it's important for us not to look too much at how others see our players. It's how we see them that's important."
Bayern makes the trip to Signal Iduna Park, taking on a Dortmund side that has failed to replicate its UEFA Champions League displays in the Bundesliga.
Not helped with several injuries within its ranks, Nuri Sahin's side sits fifth on the table, 10 points behind Bayern ahead of this 136th top-flight meeting between the two sides.
Despite failing to win any of its five away games in the Bundesliga so far, Dortmund has impressed on home soil.
It is the only side to have won all of its home six games in the Bundesliga this season, with PSG and Barcelona the only other teams in Europe's top five leagues yet to drop a point at home.
Sahin is also the first Dortmund coach since the Bundesliga was founded to win each of his first eight competitive home games in charge.
Dortmund could now start a campaign with nine straight home wins in all competitions for the first time in professional football.
Including last season, Dortmund has won each of its past 11 home matches – it has only enjoyed a longer run of 14 matches in 1994 under Ottmar Hitzfeld.
Kompany is expecting a difficult test for his side, saying: "Our preparation is for the best version of the team.
"If they are top then they go high into 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, very good at building up the play. It's not going to be an easy game, it'll be tough."
