Overview
- Bayern visit 1. FC Köln on Wednesday in the DFB-Pokal second round after opening the season with 13 wins in 13 matches and a perfect Bundesliga start.
- Vincent Kompany says the team is "very hungry" and unfazed by pressure, while sporting director Christoph Freund underscores the ambition to return to a Cup final in Berlin.
- Manuel Neuer remains suspended following a red card and may not travel, with Raphaël Guerreiro, Josip Stanišić and Serge Gnabry declared fit to return.
- Köln will be without centre-back Timo Hübers after an MRI confirmed a severe knee injury that will require surgery, the club said.
- Kompany warns of Köln's organized defending and counter threat, and Köln coach Lukas Kwasniok says he "looked for weaknesses" in Bayern but "didn't find any."