Bayern were 3-0 down at Mainz on Saturday. So Kompany brought on a bench that costs more than Mainz's entire annual revenue. Bayern won 4-3. This is what Bundesliga football looks like in 2026 and we're going to talk about it.

Also this week: Bayern in the DFB-Pokal final, ending the great six-year drought of mostly winning the Pokal. Eta still being asked the wrong question. Jokic finally found something he runs fast for. The Knicks were cursed by a wrestler on live TV — actual sentence. And the Pistons' team-basketball season meets an interesting test.

Wednesday: Bayern at PSG.

Bayern win the Bundesliga for the 35th time — with four games to spare. The real story is one club down the table: RB Leipzig. Hated by half of Germany, run better than most of the clubs that hate them. A coach's-eye case for separating what you dislike about a club from what it's doing right.

Plus: Union Berlin hire Marie-Louise Eta, the first woman ever to head-coach a men's team in Europe's top five leagues. Rodtang settles with ONE. And WrestleMania 42 reminds us that Roman Reigns is the new John Cena.

Welcome to TAKTIK — a coach's-eye look at sport, from Bangkok.

This week: Bayern beat Real Madrid 4-3 to reach the Champions League semi-final. Güler scored two bangers, then got ushered out of the dressing room before Pérez came down to yell. We look at what that tells us about coaching — and why Kompany's Bayern is suddenly likeable.

Plus: ONE Championship sues Rodtang in three countries. And the FIVB has announced the stupidest volleyball rule of the decade.

~30 min. Next week: CL semi-final first legs, Bundesliga, and what ever else catches the eye!