Bayern Munich and Barcelona's Champions League wins
“I genuinely don’t remember a week like this at Bayern for some time.
They’re known as FC Hollywood and there’s normally some kind of story.
Normally there’s not a lot of substance behind it, it’s just drummed up -
but this week there is,” said former Bayern player Alan McInally before
the game. However, come the final whistle, the only story anyone was
interested in was a sensational second-leg response from Guardiola’s
men.
When Bayern click they can blow teams away – they won 7-1 at Roma and beat Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 in the Champions League this season, while Paderborn (0-6), Werder Bremen (6-0) and Hamburg (8-0) have been on the end of Bundesliga hammerings.
But to deliver a 6-1 thrashing to book a semi-final spot against a Porto side which hadn’t lost a game in the Champions League this season, is some feat – and Guardiola deserves plaudits.
When Bayern click they can blow teams away – they won 7-1 at Roma and beat Shakhtar Donetsk 7-0 in the Champions League this season, while Paderborn (0-6), Werder Bremen (6-0) and Hamburg (8-0) have been on the end of Bundesliga hammerings.
But to deliver a 6-1 thrashing to book a semi-final spot against a Porto side which hadn’t lost a game in the Champions League this season, is some feat – and Guardiola deserves plaudits.
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