“The red card is part of football” – Kompany jumps to Kim’s defence

Vincent Kompany was not willing to criticise the South Korean’s sending off against Union Saint-Gilloise – instead he heaped praise on his shoulders.

Bayern Munich played around 25 minutes with 10-men after Kim Min-Jae was sent off in their 2-0 win over Union Saint-Gilloise, but Vincent Kompany refused to put blame on the Korean.

“He’s [Kim] experienced. He won the Scudetto in Italy and the Bundesliga, he’s an international player. The red card is part of football,” he said in his post-match press conference.

“He’s suspended for the next game, luckily it’s not a decisive game. If we talk about performance, Min-Jae and Tah helped us a lot in this game to not have any ‘crazy’ moments.

“They defended well in the first-half, when others maybe didn’t have their performance. As a defender myself, I know that it [red card] can happen.

“However, I know Min-Jae, this won’t affect him. He’s not a 19-year old youngster,” the Belgian explained, clearly jumping to defend the centre-half.

The 29-year-old will not be available for their next Champions League fixture on 28 January, when Bayern make the relatively short trip north to face PSV Eindhoven.