Pep Gaudiola’s Side Take Complete Control Of Champions League Quarter– Final

• Rodri opened the scoring in the first half with a stunning long-range strike
• Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland added further goals in the second half
• City now have a huge advantage heading into next week’s second leg in Munich

Thrilling, deadly, clinical and at times irresistible. This is the combination that Manchester City brought to what was supposed to be the toughest fixture of their season so far.

By the end, Bayern Munich had been brought to their knees and it is a feeling that many who leave this stadium will know very well.

Bayern were well in this game for so long. For a period in the first half and for another one at the start of the second, the German champions and six-time winners were marginally the better team. At times City goalkeeper Ederson seemed engaged in a personal one-on-one dual with former team-mate Leroy Sane. It was a competition the Brazilian won and he needed to.

But still Bayern were beaten. By the end they were well-beaten and indeed hanging on desperately to their dignity as City’s huge and powerful waves crashed upon their shores.

And this is what a City team featuring such extravagantly gifted attacking players they can do. They can engage one of the best teams in Europe in a game of football that for long periods can seem rather nip and tuck and still emerge as clear winners.