There is something worse and more fearful than the unknown. And it is precisely what is known, what does not even need imagination, what you have already seen. This is what happens to Pep Guardiola. In May 2015, the Barcelona of the trident stood with a 3-0 advantage in the first leg, but suffered a lot at the Allianz Arena against Bayern, which was then led by Santpedor's coach. Not even two goals from Neymar before the break prevented the suffocation of the Barcelona fans, who lost 3-2.
After City's display last week in Manchester, rounded off by three goals from Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Håland, few imagine Bayern surprising.
Even Tuchel, who has only won two of his five games in charge of the Bavarian giant, is aware that he will need "a mixture of realism and faith" to turn the tie around. Mané, who punched his teammate Sané in the Etihad locker room after the 3-0 draw, returns after a penalty game.
But Guardiola does not trust despite his 10 consecutive victories. “I want a team that is there to win the game. If we are passive, we will suffer. They can do what we did in the first leg ”, he warns.
City have a winning Erling Haaland in their favor. The Norwegian, who has scored 47 goals this season, has celebrated 14 goals in his last six games. The powerful striker scores in this Champions League every 45 minutes. In the event of getting off Bayern, it would be Pep's tenth semifinal in 14 participations in the highest competition.
