Pep Guardiola’s exit from Bayern Munich was confirmed several weeks ago

Pep Guardiola’s exit from Bayern Munich was confirmed several weeks ago, but the team has showed no signs of dropping down from their lofty standards.

They are on course to winning the German league for a third consecutive season under Guardiola and they have reached the Champions League semi-finals for a similar period. The latter remains the biggest regret for Guardiola during his time at the Allianz Arena. Despite reaching the semi-finals in consecutive campaigns, the Catalan manager has been unable to find a way into the final.

The low competitiveness of the German league means that Guardiola’s achievements at Bayern will be judged upon his success in Europe. The upcoming clash with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals is likely to be the biggest game for Guardiola. Ahead of the match, the former Barcelona manager was asked about retaining the motivation within the players who are now aware of his exit. Guardiola will join Manchester City in the summer, but he says that keeping the players focused is not a problem for him. Bayern will also have to keep one eye on the upcoming German cup final with Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund have been the biggest threat for Bayern in the last five years. After a small lull, the club are back challenging with the Bavarians.”It doesn’t matter what happened in the past, it doesn’t matter what is going on in the future, these players are focused on the present. These are amazing players who won the treble four years ago and over the last three years, every single weekend, every single game, they have tried to win. Naturally the backroom staff try and make sure the players are fit and ready to compete, but in the end it depends on the mentality of the players,” said Guardiola.