'I know Bayern's mentality' - Pep Guardiola warns against complacency as Thomas Tuchel 'falls in love' with players

Pep Guardiola says he understands Bayern Munich’s mentality well enough to ensure his Manchester City team won't be complacent when they take a 3-0 lead to Germany for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final. City took a huge step towards reaching the last four as Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland found the net in an eventful first-leg clash at the Etihad. Ad But Man City boss Guardiola, who led Bayern from 2013 to 2016, wasn’t getting carried away with the result and heaped praise on his opponents.

Champions LeagueHow to watch Manchester City v Bayern Munich in the Champions LeagueYESTERDAY AT 14:55 «When you are there you realise how good Bayern Munich are as a team,” Guardiola told BT Sport. “It was a tight game for 60 minutes. In a lot of moments they were better than us, but after 65 minutes we got the second goal and that helped us a lot.

We made some changes and our pressing was more effective. “They kept finding [Jamal] Musiala – what an exceptional player he is – and [Serge] Gnabry and [Kingsley] Coman, how fast they are. With the ball we were better and I am happy for the result.

»I lived in Munich for three years, I know the Bayern mentality and quality they have. Still a strong game to do.” Rodri opened the scoring with a superb strike from distance, his first career goal in the Champions League. Man City 'monster' Haaland strikes fear into every team — Gomez Lampard wary of 'special' Real Madrid in Champions League quarter-final Who has the better title run-in? Arsenal and Man City's fixtures analysed The Spaniard was delighted with his side’s performance, but reiterated Guardiola’s message that they are only halfway to achieving their goal.