Kahn hails Bayern as 'best team in Europe' amid Champions League push

Bayern Munich legend Oliver Kahn has delivered a glowing assessment of the club's trajectory under Vincent Kompany, branding them the premier force in European football after a ruthless Champions League display against Atalanta. The German champions dismantled Atalanta 6-1 in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie, a result Kahn pointed to as evidence of the side's peak form.

Kahn highlighted the squad's depth as a telling indicator of success. "There's an indicator at FC Bayern that's very, very telling. You can basically play whoever you want from the squad – and the quality hardly drops, or sometimes not at all. In the past, that's always been a sign that it's going to be a very successful season," he said, adding that he had "rarely seen FC Bayern play as strongly as they are at the moment" and that "the team is playing almost like clockwork." Despite the 6-1 thrashing of Atalanta, Kahn warned he is a "fan of challenges" and that "everything is going too well for me at the moment.

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