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Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany says it is time to win in Champions League

By Mike Dyce

May 29, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Belgium defender Vincent Kompany (4) and goalkeeper Jean-Francois Gillet walk off the field after a 4-2 win over the USA at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 29, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Belgium defender Vincent Kompany (4) and goalkeeper Jean-Francois Gillet walk off the field after a 4-2 win over the USA at FirstEnergy Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Champions League action is underway, and Manchester City are looking to succeed. They’re the defending English Premier League champions, but have struggled to replicate that success in the Champions League.

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They take on a rather successful team in Bayern Munich in their first game, and Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany says it is time for his club to compete with the best of them.

“Every single time you come here is an opportunity to prove yourself,” Kompany said, via Sky Sports.

“We now take it as a challenge against one of the top three clubs in the world. It is one of hardest places to come to.

“It’s time to start making these games close and making up the gap between ourselves and the other top clubs.”

Kompany added: “You start a season at Manchester City nowadays and it’s not acceptable not to put all the trophies on your ambitions list.

“It’s a case of me and all the players looking at all the trophies and thinking we have to go until the very end of the season.

“I mean, the club is asking us to win now, so that’s one thing.

“We have come so far in the last four years, we have been successful, but you always want to take it a step further.

“Let’s take it in context – we are not favourites by any means for this competition but we would like to compete and challenge.

“My experience of the Champions League is that it’s not more difficult to go to the end – but everything has to be perfect. The Premier League is just a ferocious battle to the end.

“Eventually it will happen our way.”

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