The champions of England and Germany meet at Etihad
The champions of England and Germany meet at Etihad as Manchester City hosts Bayern Munich in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final.
Manchester City welcomes Bayern Munich to the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie.
Bayern arrives in Manchester with a perfect record in the competition this season, having won all eight of their matches, keeping clean sheets in seven of them. They are also keeping their noses in front of Borussia Dortmund at the top of the Bundesliga table.
Tuchel lauded Guardiola's influence on City and ranked them as one of the finest teams in Europe, though he also feels that makes the opportunity to dump them out of Europe even more enticing having beat the Citizens in the 2020-21 final while he was Chelsea boss.
Tuchel told reporters at his pre-match news conference.
"I think that Pep proves everywhere that he gives his teams his own touch. I can learn about football by playing against his teams, it makes me a better coach. It's unique what he's doing there. They play much more fluently than in recent years.
"It's the highest level that European football has to offer. They're showing that in the league too. That makes the task appealing. We have to solve it as a team. Maybe we'll be a bit of the underdog tomorrow, but we have to have confidence in our abilities."
