"Guardiola, beaten by Barcelona, had no time for emotional reunions" reads the headline of Bild newspaper, which then goes on to describe the "sad return" of Barça's "prodigal son" to what was his home, in a match that "showed him the limitations" that his new team, Bayern, had.
Bild also assured that the 3-0 defeat was one of Guardiola's worst as manager of Bayern, to be included with those suffered against Dortmund (3-0 at home), Real Madrid (4-0 at home) and Wolfsburg (4-1, away). The German daily finishes by asking the question, "Will he recover from this failure?"
German daily Die Zeit commented that Bayern and Guardiola "have been given by Barcelona some classes on how to play ball".
Meanwhile, Kicker feels that the match was more than just a bad result and assured that Barcelona's 3-0 victory has left the German side in a state of "shock". "For Pep Guardiola, this is more than a defeat", the article concludes.
Many football legends of Germany also lamented Bayern's game. Speaking to ZDF, Oliver Kahn, ex-goalkeeper for Bayern, criticised Guardiola's tactics, calling the way the team defended as "extremely adventurous". "Guardiola didn't expect Barça to play such long passes", the ex-shotstopper said.
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