Pep Guardiola has hailed his “best” hour at Bayern Munich after steering the holders to the UEFA Champions League’s semi-finals as they bid to reach their fourth final in five years.
The holders had to come from behind before romping to a 3-1 victory at home to Manchester United at Munich’s Allianz Arena in Wednesday’s quarter-final, second-leg to win the tie 4-2 on aggregate.
“We are in the semi-finals, so I’m very, very proud of my team,” said Guardiola after goals by Mario Mandzukic, Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben cancelled out Patrice Evra’s superb second-half strike for United. “I’m happy.
“My players have huge hearts. This is the best part of the season for me, now we’re in a superior situation”.
Having won 14 titles in four seasons as Barcelona coach, the 43-year-old Guardiola has already won three titles in less than ten months at Bayern after conquering the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Bundesliga with a record seven matches to spare.