“I know they believe they can do it,” Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola warned on Tuesday, as Bayern Munich must come back from a three-goal deficit to hope to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League. Winners 3-0 of the Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola’s Citizens are in a strong position before tackling the second leg at the Allianz Arena, but the Spanish technician is wary of his former club, he who coached Bayern from summer 2013 to spring 2016.
“I have been here at Bayern Munich, and I know the mentality of this club. You find it everywhere, at Säbener Strasse, it’s in their skin. And I know they believe they can do it. And we also believe it, ”launched Guardiola at a press conference at the Allianz Arena. “When you are in this type of club, there is the feeling that anything can happen. They have a past in this competition, they grew up with it. I’ve had some amazing times here with my family. The club is exceptional. I have many, many friends. I hope that the supporters will remain calm tomorrow”, concluded the Catalan, making the effort to speak in the language of Goethe, with good leftovers.
The 52-year-old coach has made it to the C1 semi-finals with Bayern three times (2014, 2015, 2016), without ever going beyond. With Manchester City, where he has settled since the summer of 2016, he played and lost a final against Chelsea trained at the time by Thomas Tuchel, the current coach of Bayern.
