Man City to Face Bayern Munich in Champions League Quarterfinals
Manchester City will play Bayern Munich in a high-profile Champions League quarterfinal match. The draw pits the two tournament favorites against each other after they dispatched PSG and Liverpool, respectively, in the previous round. The matchup continues a trend of difficult draws in the later stages of the competition.
- The previous Champions League quarterfinal meeting between the two clubs saw Manchester City eliminate Bayern Munich with a 4-1 aggregate score. - This matchup pits Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola against Thomas Tuchel; Guardiola previously managed Bayern Munich, and Tuchel has faced Guardiola's teams in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and in the Premier League with Chelsea. - In their most significant meeting, Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea defeated Pep Guardiola's Manchester City 1-0 in the 2021 Champions League final. - Manchester City won their first-ever Champions League title in the 2022-23 season, completing a continental treble. - Bayern Munich is one of the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won the title six times, with their most recent victory in the 2019-20 season. - Manchester City's striker Erling Haaland was the top scorer in the 2022-23 Champions League with 12 goals and is the fastest player to reach 50 goals in the competition's history. - The tie will feature several players facing their former club, including Leroy Sané who joined Bayern from Manchester City.
