Bayern Munich travel to England for the first leg of their UCL quarter-final tie with Manchester City, and it is familiar territory for new boss Thomas Tuchel. Pep Guardiola and Tuchel met 5 times while the German was in charge of Chelsea, Guardiola lost 3 times against Tuchel, winning 2. Overall, the Spaniard has won 6 games against the German, with 4 of those 6 coming during Pep’s time in Germany with FC Bayern.
Manchester City are on an 8-game winning run at the moment and Erling Haaland’s return boosted the Citizens over the weekend in their 4-1 win over Southampton, with the Norwegian scoring twice.
Thomas Tuchel has been charged with improving the quality of football Bayern Munich produce and their consistency. The DFB Pokal quarter-final loss to Freiburg last week was followed by a 1-0 win over the same opponent on Saturday.
Stats
Bayern have kept only 6 clean-sheets in their last 16 matches. Manchester City, have scored 22 goals in 8 UEFA Champions League matches this season. 4 of the last 5 matches in which these two managers (Guardiola and Tuchel) faced each other ended 1-0.
Predicted Line-ups
Manchester City – Ederson; Akanji, Ruben Dias, Ake; Stones, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish; Haaland
Bayern Munich – Sommer; Pavard, De Ligt, Upamecano, Davies; Goretzka, Kimmich, Sane, Musiala, Mane; Muller
UCL Quarter-final Score Prediction
| Manchester City | 2-1 | Bayern Munich |
| Benfica | 1-1 | Inter Milan |
