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• Kompany not focused on Champions League pressure after Union Berlin victory

  Vincent Kompany said he is not focused on the pressures of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League after Bayern Munich's 3-0 win over Union Berlin. 

  Bayern moved temporarily top of the Bundesliga standings thanks to a brace from Harry Kane and Kingsley Coman's third goal in as many league games. 

  Kompany's side have now scored 32 goals in their first nine games this season, taking their tally to 50 goals under the Belgian's tenure in 14 games in all competitions. 

  But Bayern have failed to replicate that form in the Champions League, failing to win their last two games following an opening day mauling of Dinamo Zagreb. 

  They find themselves in 23rd place in the new league format in the competition, and are at risk of not making the knockout stages for the first time since 2002-03. 

  "Fact is that every Bayern game has pressure. But I am not focusing on pressure. Just on the next game," Kompany said.

  "This format is eight teams qualify and 20-odd play in playoffs.

  "For the top eight teams it is true (automatic qualification) but it is not about being in or out of the Champions League with this format." 

  Bayern host Benfica on Wednesday, and will be looking to turn their European fortunes around on home soil.

  And Kompany believes the intensity shown in their latest Bundesliga triumph can be used as positive momentum ahead of their Champions League return. 

  "I think the team was working hard in the first and second half, but I was happy with our performance in the second half because we did not concede momentum," Kompany said.

  "We did it really well. It was not an easy game, therefore it is a great result for us."

• Bayern Munich 3-0 Union Berlin: Kane nets twice in easy Bundesliga win

  Harry Kane scored twice to propel Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over Union Berlin on Saturday.

  Vincent Kompany's team moved, temporarily at least, to the top of the Bundesliga standings with the minimum of fuss at the Allianz Arena.

  The Bavarians, who host Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday, opened the scoring with a 15th-minute penalty from England captain Kane before Kingsley Coman curled a shot past keeper Frederik Ronnow to make it 2-0 two minutes before the break.

  Union were constantly on the back foot and could do nothing to stop Kane from stabbing in his second goal from close range six minutes after the restart.

  Kane, who also scored a hat-trick against Stuttgart two weeks ago, now has 11 league goals this season.

  Undefeated in the league and eager to reclaim domestic dominance after last season's double by Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern have now scored 32 goals and conceded seven in nine Bundesliga games.

  Data Debrief: Goals, goals, goals

  Bayern just cannot stop scoring. While they may be struggling in the Champions League, they are flying domestically, and they have now netted 50 times under Kompany in all competitions this season.

  They are the first club from Europe's five major leagues to reach the 50-goal mark in this competitive season.

  Meanwhile, since detailed data collection in 2004-05, only one player has collected more direct goal contributions in the first nine matchdays of a Bundesliga season than Kane this season (16), and that was the former Tottenham captain himself last year. 

• Barcelona boss Flick calls for LaLiga suspension after Spanish floods

  Barcelona are in high spirits ahead of Sunday's derby against Espanyol, though Hansi Flick does not think LaLiga matches should be played this weekend.

  Barca thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu last weekend to establish a six-point lead in LaLiga but their city rivals Espanyol are 20 points behind and languishing in 17th place, a point above the relegation zone.

  Yet Flick feels it is wrong that LaLiga is playing on in the wake of the flash floods that have devastated regions of eastern Spain, with Valencia particularly impacted.

  Madrid's game against Valencia was naturally postponed, but most other fixtures in Spain's top tier are going ahead.

  "If it were me, I might [suspend LaLiga] because it is an incredible tragedy for Valencia and Spain as a whole," Flick said.

  "We have spoken with Ferran [Torres] who is from the area, and it is not easy to decide whether the game should be played or not.

  "It is a tragedy. It was something similar in Germany three years ago, it is horrible. We will do everything we can to help. The rest is for LaLiga to decide." 

  Barca do hold a brilliant record against Espanyol, having not lost in their last 26 encounters with their city rivals.

  Flick, though, warned his side against any complacency.

  "I know what a Barca-Espanyol derby means. It will be a tough match, for sure. After a fantastic week, it is important to be at 100% tomorrow, with intensity and maximum quality," Flick said.

  "We always prepare well for the next game. After the celebrations, we focus on the next game. We work on what we want tomorrow. It's a very long game in the league and we focus on the next game."

  Barca have taken 30 points from their first 11 league matches this season, their second-highest tally at this stage of a campaign in the competition, after 31 points in the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2017-18 seasons.