Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 to reach the Champions League semi-finals and manager Pep Guardiola said he was pleased with the performance of his players at the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola remains cautious after 3-0 Bayern: “I know what it means to play in Munich”

Despite his side’s decisive win at home, Guardiola (the former Bayern Munich manager) said Manchester City must remain focused in the second leg in Munich.

“I am emotionally devastated. Today I lost 10 years of my life. Now I have to calm down, get the day off and get ready for the Leicester game. To knock out a team like Bayern you need to play two very good games, not just one.

It was a Champions League match between the two best teams. It was an extremely even game in the first 65 minutes. They were better than us in some games. We couldn’t control the penalty area, especially Musial and Gnabry.

In the first 5-10 minutes of the second half they were better, but after we made some changes we controlled the game. We scored three fantastic goals and created many chances. It is an incredible result, but I know what it means to play in Munich and we will have to come up with something new to not suffer too much” – Pep Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola impressed by Bernardo Silva

The coach of the Iberians praised Bernardo Silva, who scored the 2-0 goal.

“Bernardo Silva is a football player. What does it mean? That he will play everywhere because he understands the game. Bernardo has the ability to read the game. He is such an important player in such matches. He can play in midfield or as a false 9, he has scored a lot of goals recently.

He is a player who, if told to play in a certain position, immediately knows what to do. He is one of the best players I have coached in my life. He is special” – Pep Guardiolaquoted by CityExtra.uk.

During his entire coaching career, Guardiola won the Champions League trophy twice, each time with FC Barcelona (in 2009 and 2011).

Pep also tried to impose himself on Munich “Bayern” and “Manchester City”, but the best result was the final in 2021, which the “townsmen” lost to London “Chelsea” (0-1).

Pep Guardiola took revenge on Thomas Tuchel

In Manchester, Pep Guardiola gave Thomas Tuchel a real soccer lesson as City beat Chelsea in the 2021 final. The townspeople outclassed Bayern Munich at the end of a match in which the Germans didn’t really exist.

Rhodri opened the scoring with a superb first-half finish, while Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland also scored for the English champions in the second half.

In such circumstances, the chances of the Bavarians to reach the semi-finals are sharply reduced, given the strength of the attack of Pep Guardiola’s men.

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