'Interview interrupted, turning into a sea of laughter': Enrique "Isn't watching from the stands fun?" vs Kompany "No? Not at all"... Amiable despite 9-goal thriller

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Vincent Kompany (40), Bayern Munich's manager, had a cheerful conversation with Luis Enrique (56), Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)'s manager, even after the defeat.

German outlet TZ reported on the 29th (Korean time) that "Manager Kompany, who watched the match from the stands due to disciplinary action, joined manager Enrique's post-match broadcast interview, exchanged jokes, and turned the surroundings into a sea of laughter."

Munich suffered a 4-5 defeat in the away match at Paris's Parc des Princes on this day in the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League (UCL) quarterfinal first leg. Munich, aiming for its seventh overall title for the first time in six years, now faces a difficult situation where it must win the second leg.

The match was a fierce classic, praised by winning manager Enrique as "the best game of my football career." Despite the loss, the Munich squad remained optimistic. Joshua Kimmich stated, "The atmosphere is unusually good. We in the locker room are confident that we just need to win the next match."

Manager Kompany also did not lose his composure. Having accumulated enough yellow cards for suspension, he was required to sit in the tactical analysis seat in the stands instead of the bench and was also prohibited from entering the locker room during halftime.

However, after the match ended, he descended into the tunnel and warmly greeted manager Enrique, who was in the middle of an interview.

When manager Enrique asked Kompany, "Did you like the seat in the stands?", Kompany replied, "Not at all. It was terrible," while vigorously waving his hands, eliciting loud laughter.

The media reported that "coincidentally, manager Enrique, who asked the question, is someone who usually enjoys directing from the stands." Manager Enrique added, "I was inspired by rugby coaches who analyze matches from a wide vantage point," and voluntarily went up to the stands during this season's matches against Lens and Atalanta to give tactical instructions.

The media noted that "even manager Enrique, who typically directs from the stands, stuck to the bench and breathed directly with his players for this intense battle against Munich," and added that "unlike manager Enrique, manager Kompany will never voluntarily go up to the stands in the future."

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