Out-going I gave my life to Bayern Guardiola says his time at Bayern Munichis not a failure despite no Champions League trophy
The coach insists he has given his life to the German side in the past three years
The Spaniard will be joining Manchester in the summer after three years with Bayern Munich
Guardiola has given his thoughts on Bayern Munich Champions League exit at the semi-final stage to Atletico Madrid which completed a continental exit at the hands of Spanish teams at this stage.
Guardiola on the touch line during the second clash with Atletico Madrid
Speaking after the match, Guardiola posited that he had life to Bayern Munich over the past three years and rejected the notion that failure to win the Champions League at Bayern was not mission accomplished in Germany.
For the third season in succession, Guardiola lost at the semi-final stage of Europe’s elite competition – on this occasion, to Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid after losing the 2015 semi-final to Barcelona and the year before that to Real Madrid
“It was my aim to achieve this,” Guardiola, who will join Manchester City in the summer, said. “At Barcelona, everyone asked me this question and it has been the same thing here. We have tried our best but it hasn’t worked out. In terms of my period here, it’s up to you what you want to think.
“I think I have helped the players here. I am very satisfied with the performances. Maybe it wasn’t enough but in the end, I am satisfied with everything that has happened here. Everything is good. I have done my best. The players know that.
“I have given my life for this club, from the first minute to the last and we played well tonight. Maybe we played not so well at other times. I am very proud. It was a real honour to train these players. I have really enjoyed it here and I am sure the future at Bayern Munich is perfect with these players.”
The coach quickly turned his attention to the Bundesliga with victory at Ingolstadt securing a third consecutive Bundesliga for him.
“Titles are just numbers, statistics,” he said. “I wanted to reach the Champions League final here and I didn’t achieve it but it doesn’t change my opinion about the way I have performed. Yes, we are sad now and we want to go to Ingolstadt [on Saturday] to secure the Bundesliga title.
“Is this the biggest disappointment of my career? No. You are disappointed when you don’t play well. It’s a Champions League semi-final. It was the same when I was at Barcelona and we lost to Chelsea [in 2012]. We tried our best to score that night but we didn’t get through.
“Atlético were very defensive. We played to win and we did that. We didn’t score a goal in Madrid and that was the difference. We could have scored three or four tonight. My idea is to attack and go forward.
“The most important thing is this club has a great future, with great players and a great mentality. I just wish the best for the future at this club and I hope Carlo Ancelotti [the incoming manager] can keep the same level going.”
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