UEFA Champions League: Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich's traditional visit to the Octoberfest for years has been a reliable test regarding the club's internal mood. Serious or not, some take the happenings around the beer-tent festival as an indicator that affects the entire season. Starting with the Bavarian view of the upcoming encounter on home soil against last season's champion Bayer Leverkusen, things can't go terribly wrong.
Vincent Kompany's team seems to ride the wave, having scored 16 goals in four league games and harvesting 29 goals in six competitive encounters including the German Cup (4) and the UEFA Champions League (9), reports Xinhua. "It's not only the goals we score, but also the way we dominate the games," team captain Joshua Kimmich said mentioning the team's growing self-confidence. "You start to believe in yourself. We will take that into Saturday's game."
Despite the Bavarian high fly, a manageable game schedule might have helped perform. With the current second, last season's first Bayer Leverkusen, the first challenging stress test is waiting. Failing to pass might enclose the danger of a mood change due to last season's disappointing outcome with Bayern ending up 17 points behind Bayer.
