Dropping Fernandinho and Rodri for the final, a whole new system against Lyon and trying to man-mark Salah… Pep Guardiola has form for disastrous overthinking in big Champions League games - but surely Man City won't blow a three-goal lead in Munich?

Even Pep Guardiola and his rather unique tactical brain can't mess this one up. Surely?

Manchester City take a commanding three-goal advantage to Bavaria and for their travelling fans it should be steins, sausages and serene strides to the semi-finals.

But Guardiola and City have such a track record of self-destructing in the Champions League, you can't entirely rule out a jaw-dropping Bayern Munich comeback.

Bayern's coach Thomas Tuchel - who got the better of Guardiola with Chelsea in the 2021 final - was honest in his appraisal of the challenge facing his team.