MANCHESTER CITY V BAYERN MUNICH LIVE - GUARDIOLA FACES OLD CLUB IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS

Bayern have won all eight of their Champions League games this season. The last time they did that, in the 2019-20 season, Bayern went on to win the competition. Bayern won all of their Champions League matches that season, although the quarter-finals and semi-finals were one-legged affairs because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tuchel knows what to expect, having faced Guardiola's City five times when he was Chelsea manager. "It's pretty obvious how City will play," Bayern's new boss said pre-match.

"You can see the effect Pep has had on the team after six or seven years there. They are a very attacking side and in good form. I think we've prepared well."

Erling Haaland's 10 goals are the most in this season's Champions League. It does not seem he will be debuting a new hairstyle tonight, however.

The two managers are familiar foes, having faced off when Guardiola was in the Bayern dugout and Tuchel managed Mainz then Borussia Dortmund, plus when Tuchel was at Chelsea and Guardiola with City.

Guardiola has won six of their previous 10 meetings, with Tuchel victorious three times, but that includes their most famous match-up - the 2021 Champions League final Chelsea won 1-0. Tuchel won three of their five matches when at Chelsea, but Guardiola won the last two. Read into that what you will.

"He's so creative with good build-up and connection, good runners and players who are good in the spaces," Guardiola said of his opposite number before this one. He also expects an attacking outlook from Tuchel's side, and the starting 11 would seem to confirm this.

Bayern have conceded twice in eight Champions League games this season, City three. They possess the two best defensive records in the competition.

Tuchel makes three changes from the weekend's 1-0 win at Freiburg. On-loan Man City man Joao Cancelo dropping to the bench is one of them, with Dayot Upamecano coming into defence. Thomas Muller also must make do with a place on the bench, replaced by the more defensive-minded Leon Goretzka, and Kingsley Coman comes in for Sadio Mane.

There is no Eric Choupo-Moting - out with injury - so it falls to Serge Gnabry to play through the middle. Leroy Sane starts versus his old team.

Bayern Munich: Sommer, Pavard, de Ligt, Upamecano, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Musiala, Sane, Coman, Gnabry.

Guardiola is often accused of overthinking it in the Champions League, but makes just one change to the team which thrashed Southampton 4-1 on Saturday. Bernardo Silva comes in, with Riyad Mahrez dropping to the bench. John Stones likely continues in a hybrid midfield role, while in-form Jack Grealish keeps his place.

Manchester City: Ederson, Akanji, Dias, Ake, Stones, Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Silva, Grealish, Haaland.

Welcome along to LIVE coverage of Manchester City's Champions League quarter-final versus Bayern Munich. Pep Guardiola is up against his old team as well as the manager who masterminded a defeat for City on the one occasion that they reached the final of this competition, Thomas Tuchel.

So there is plenty of familiarity, plus a lot of quality in two teams who have been dominant in this season's Champions League. Team news is on the way next.