The favorites in Group D of the Champions League face each other in round 2 of the Champions League. Manchester City and Bayern Munich have already met in the group phase of the tournament in season 2011/2012, as they exchanged a 2:0 home wins. At this meeting, Manuel Pellegrini will seek a first win over his colleague Pep Guardiola.
Manchester City are very convincing in their home games this season and the team is scoring and average of 3.33 goals per home match. Even Manchester United was totally crushed at the Etihad. However, the players of Pellegrini conceded a serious loss in the last round of the Premier League and now they have the opportunity to make it up to their supporters.
Bayern Munich, in turn, once again started the Champions League as the favorite to win the tournament. The first round went to an easy win for Bayern with 3-0, but now the challenge for Pep Guardiola and his players seems much greater. Bayern showed some significant hesitations in their away matches this season, managing a tough 0:1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and drawing 1-1 with Freiburg.
Undoubtedly, we can expect an exciting clash, in which it is likely to be scored a lot of goals. After this match some serious conclusions can be made. For example, whether at last Manchester City has the strength to fight for something more in the Champions League, or whether Bayern Munich has the potential and ambition to become the first team to defend the trophy of the most prestigious football tournament.