Munich has indeed not won the DBF Cup competition for several seasons. But Munich is still the club with the most DBF Cup winners. I am not sure if Munich is also not targeting this competition, especially if you look at the squad that was fielded, I am sure Kompany is quite serious about the match. The Bundesliga may be more prestigious, but it would be extraordinary for the club to win several trophies in one season. Munich has been eliminated so they will focus on what is in front of them. The competition is still long and they have a lot to fight for.
It is not a big deal that they were eliminated from the German Cup. Of course, it would have been better if they had won the cup, but we know that the reason they lost in this match is that their goalkeeper got a red card in the early 1 minute. After Manuel Neuer got a red card, the balance within the team was disrupted and Bayern Munich started to give away chances. In equal conditions, I think Bayern Munich would be the team that would advance to the next round. The main target for them is the Bundesliga, if they win the Bundesliga at the end of the year, the management can consider the coach successful.
Agreed. It's not a matter of them having a lot of German Cup trophies or not focusing on this competition. But the problem is that Bayern Munich needs this trophy after going through a seemingly endless season without a title. But unfortunately Bayern Munich's defeat in this match because of Manuel Neuer's red card early in the match made this match too difficult to overcome, causing Bayern Munich to be eliminated from the German Cup by Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayern Munich have fought hard with 10 players. But without Kane, Neuer, and Sane, Bayern Munich actually slumped and suffered defeat against Leverkusen. This should be a lesson for Kompany not to rely on just one player when Kane doesn't play they can't score goals. This defeat made Bayern Munich fail again at the start of this competition and further extended their record because the last time they won the German Cup trophy was in the 2019-2020 season.
But on the other hand, their defeat in this competition should be a new spirit for Kompany. Bayern Munich can now focus on the Bundesliga and Champions League as opportunities to win trophies this season. Of course, Bayern Munich's main target this season is the Bundesliga because if this fails, it will put heavy pressure on Kompany and most likely this will also disrupt his career at Bayern Munich.