Manchester City beat Bayern; Guardiola is cautious

Great goal from Rodrigo Hernandezwho cleared the cobwebs from the team with his first goal at the European Championship, a header from Bernardo Silva and routine goal dand Erling Haaland, to give preference Manchester City furiousethical first duel against him Bayern Munich (3-0) in the quarterfinals Champions League.

Those of Pep Guardiola, whoThey enjoyed a game of comings and goings that saw them wait until the second half to leave the draw and add another presence to the top four teams in Europe, each time closer to the goal of lifting ‘Orejona‘ which, watching the City match, they are beginning to deserve.

goal of Rodrigo Hernandez, of a spectacular account, with a weak kick directly into the team, was the progress of a comfortable City without eternal possession of the ball and who knew how to take advantage of the childish mistakes of the defense Bayern. When Dayot Aupamecano gave away the ball at 2-0, so it’s in between Grealish and Haaland boiled down to a perfect cross for Bernard, the draw ended in imbalance for the English, who, apart from the disaster in Allianz Arena eThey will be in the semifinals for the third year in a row.

Because from what was shown this Tuesday at the Etihad, this City he has championship material. Finally, many will think. Far from getting involved, as they would have in other years, with the score 1-0 and Bayern closing in on Ederson, who had one of his best European nights, they condemned the champions. First, with Haaland as an assistant for 2:0, then with the Norwegian as a scorer, in a small space, in a dead ball, as he likes for 3:0…

And it’s not that Bayern dominated and suffocated behind the whole game. those of Thomas Tuchel, who this time lost the battle with guardiolathey could have taken something from Etihad. had toHe had the best one, one that could have changed course, a shot from inside that caught Ederson on the move but which Ruben Dias’ leg appeared to block.

Guardiola: Today I lost ten years of my life
Pep Guardiolatechnician Manchester Cityhe stated that he lost “ten years of his life” during the match and that he was emotionally devastated, after defeating Bayern Munich 3:0 in the first leg of the quarter-finals. Champions League.

“It wasn’t pleasant,” explained the Spaniard after defeating the Bavarians. “I am emotionally destroyed. Today I lost ten years. Now I have to relax, have a day off and prepare for the match against Leicester,” said the Spaniard behind the wheel.press.

“It was a great match champions andBetween two great teams. It was a very even 55 or 60 minutes. We scored a great goal through Rodri, but we couldn’t control the spaces, with Musial and Gnabry. Maybe in the first 10-15 minutes of the second half they were better and had opportunities, but then we adjusted and in the last part were better.”

Despite 3-0, guardiola is cautious and believes that the tie is not decided: “It’s an incredible result, but I know what it means to go to Munich and that we will have to do something different in order not to suffer. Let’s go there to score goals and win.”