Sandwiched between their two meetings with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich travel to FC St. Pauli in Saturday’s Bundesliga outing. A semi-final berth would likely pit them against defending champions Paris Saint-Germain, who underlined their credentials with a 2-0 first-leg win over Liverpool.
Rummenigge says the current club atmosphere echoes 2020, when Bayern completed the treble by beating PSG 1-0 in the final. Rummenigge, the club’s former CEO, says current coach Vincent Kompany is handling the squad much like Hansi Flick did in 2020, when Bayern won the treble. “The team was hungry for that title, and the mood in the club feels the same today,” he explained. Nevertheless, looking ahead to a possible semi-final clash with PSG, he warned: “Beating Real won’t make things any easier.”