Guardiola reveals he was left 'emotionally destroyed' by Champions League night

Pep Guardiola has revealed that he was left emotionally drained by Manchester City's 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich at the Etihad on Tuesday night.

Rodri Hernandez, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland scored one each to lead the Sky Blues to the win in the first leg of their quarter-final tie against the Bavarians, but the coach didn't think it was an easy game.

"It was not comfortable," Guardiola said after the game despite the result.

"I'm emotionally destroyed. I've aged 10 more years today.

"It was such a demanding game. Now I have to relax, a day off for the guys, then prepare for Leicester.

"I knew exactly what we had to do. If you don't perform really well, Bayern are able to score one, two or three. I know that. The players know that.

"It's an incredible result, but we have to play our game with a huge, huge personality over there.

"I had the feeling we would have our chances and at our stadium we can do special things.

"I know what this win means, but we're going there to score goals and to try to win the game."

Guardiola praises Manchester City's defensive effort

Guardiola went on to praise his defenders, who managed to secure an important clean sheet and bring Manchester City one step closer to securing semi-final qualification.

"I had the feeling these four guys at the back, they were incredible, so stable," Guardiola noted.

"They were there again and that's so important."

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