Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola praised Juventus for their performance in their last 16 tie in the Champions League despite eliminating the Italian giants 6-4 on aggregate.
Die Roten overturned a two-goal deficit and won the second leg 4-2 on Wednesday night but the Bayern tactician was impressed with how the Bianconeri gained an early lead.
“Luckily a great team is gone from the Champions League and it is not us,” Guardiola told Mediaset Premium. “If you want to win you have to beat the big teams in Europe and Juventus are impressive.
“They went ahead with goals from [Juan] Cuadrado and [Alvaro] Morata. Perhaps the disallowed goal was onside but thats football, it happens.
“They are a great team and to score four goals against an Italian side is not easy. After going 2-0 down against the Italians, coming back is hard because patience is needed.
“There is only one regret and that is the way we started. I hope this serves as a lesson for the quarter-finals whoever we play.”
