Guardiola is a loser in terms of his results in the Champions League - only with the golden generation of Spain he was able to win it. After that, he failed with Bayern one of the strongest in the history (Jup Heykens) and then every year with City on an endless budget.
The fact that they got to Bayern is not surprising - the closer to the final, the higher the likelihood of such meetings and if you want the title, then you must be able to beat such teams.
Personally, I will evaluate the correctness of the decisions of the Bavarian management precisely by this result - if they beat City then OK, I will be happy and satisfied as the second money bag (first is P$G) will be knocked out of the tournament again.
I won't say Guardiola is not successful in champions league football because he has won the Champions league trophy but not with Manchester City and currently in the Champions league he has another chance to make history but against a very tough opponent in Bayern Munich. It will be a test between Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel for who is the better coach.
Totally with you on that! Guardiola, a real winner, but snagging the Champions League with Man City? That's a doozy. He's gotta face the Bavarian behemoth, Bayern Munich, and boy, do they know how to show up in this contest.
But hey, let's not forget that winning shiny cups is not the whole universe. It's about bouncing back from goof-ups and growing like a team-shaped beanstalk. Man City might not grab the Champions League this season, but they'll nab some wisdom nuggets and epiphanies. And who knows, they might bounce back fiercer than a caffeinated squirrel next season!