Story byVincent Kompany: RB Leipzig were “clearly better” than Bayern in the first halfBulinewsSat, January 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC·1 min readIn a game of two halves, Bayern Munich bounced back from a one-goal deficit to thrash RB Leipzig 5-1 at the Red Bull Arena on Saturday evening. Speaking in a post-match interview, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany acknowledged that Leipzig were the better team by a wide margin in the first 45 minutes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“They caused us real problems in the first half, they were clearly better. It felt like they were twice as good as us in the first half,” Kompany said, as quoted on Bayern’s website. “We didn’t really get into the challenges and they were strong down the wings, which made the difference.