Pep Guardiola attempted to ignore the emotional component of his return to the Camp Nou as the Bayern Munich coach.

"I haven't come here to receive a tribute. I've come here to do my job, which is to get Bayern Munich through to the Champions League final", he assured.

If his team scores: "I don't know how I'll celebrate, but I'll be very happy. My respect for Barça doesn't depend on how I celebrate a goal. I'm here to win."



Messi: "If he's on the sort of form I think he is, no defence can stop him. That's impossible. There's no defensive system. He's too good. In light of that, we'll have to try to limit him another way: stay close to him, stop him getting the ball easily, close down the gaps... But it's still going to be tough, because you can't defend against talent."

Injuries: "Whoever wins will have deserved it. I haven't complained about injuries yet. It's bad luck."

Tactics: "Barça are a team set up to keep the ball. We've won the possession in all of our games, but it will be much harder tomorrow. I'll do the same thing I always do with some minor changes and the team will do what their manager thinks is best. It's almost impossible to always play from the back. We know how to attack and that's the plan."



Messi and Neymar: "What makes Messi and Neymar different is that just when you think they're going to pop up on the right they come at you on the left. That's why they have an edge. But they don't know what my players are like either, and we'll try to surprise them there."

Barça: "It's hard to find their weak points. There aren't many defensive systems that can control talent. We'll try to see if we can inflict damage on them with what we do well. But talent is talent."

Outcome: "I don't think it will end 0-0, but anything can happen. It's almost impossible to return to Munich still in with a chance if we don't score at least one goal."