Bayern Munich have their work cut out as they look to overturn a big deficit in their Champions League quarter-final return leg against Manchester City on Wednesday, but coach Thomas Tuchel believes a strong first-half performance can spark a turnaround.
The Bavarians have struggled in the past weeks since Tuchel's arrival in late March, having been eliminated in the German Cup last eight by Freiburg before a 3-0 defeat at City in the Champions League first leg last week.
They then slumped to a 1-1 home draw with Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga on Saturday, even as the Bavarians also banned forward Sadio Mane for a game after he hit teammate Leroy Sane after the game in Manchester.
Tuchel said any talk of a 4-0 or 5-0 win against City, a team that is unbeaten in their last 14 matches in all competitions, was fanciful. "We cannot talk about a miracle and expect it to just come by talking about it.