Pep Guardiola appeared visibly upset at the Audi Cup press conference. He was accompanied by Pochettino, Mihajlovic, and Rafa Benítez. The Bayern coach frowned when the German press questioned the absence of Mario Götze against Wolfsburg or asked about the criticism from Matthäus and Effenberg. He refused to answer several questions. The atmosphere was tense after the defeat in the German Supercup: Bild awoke claiming that "the players do not understand him" and that "it is irritating."

Mario Götze did not play against Wolfsburg:

"We played an official match, Mario Götze did not play. You could ask about Robben, Müller... I cannot explain in every press conference why one player or another did not play. Only eleven can play, the players know it, and the journalists should know it too. Götze is one of my favorite players, a superb player, super professional. In the last season, he played all the games except two or three. But they have to accept their role and convince me on the field, in every game, not with their past. They have to convince me, not you (referring to the journalist)."

"Did you train penalty shootouts?"

(They lost on penalties against Wolfsburg) "No."

Criticisms from Bayern's biggest stars

(Matthäus said that Mourinho is better than him) "Everyone can criticize me. You can also criticize me (referring to the journalist). Effenberg or Matthäus are now journalists, so they can criticize me like you. Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world. I don't know if I am the best, I am not here to be the best coach in the world, but to give my best for the team. If we win, we are good; if we don't win, the players don't understand me, there is drama. It all depends on the result."

"Matthäus said he will leave when his contract ends."

"No."

"Do you want to go to the Premier League?"

"I already talked about that at the previous press conference, now I don't want to talk about that topic."

Xabi Alonso, questioned:

"People here always worry because he has to defend. We didn't bring him to defend, there are other players for that. He has other qualities, just because he runs backwards doesn't mean we will be better organized. The problem in the match was that he lost several balls, that's why they criticize him. But here they think that with four forwards we will score many goals and with two tall center-backs, we will win all high balls. And then, the midfield runs for others. I like midfielders like him, but Xabi Alonso has other qualities. If someone wants a player who runs all over the field, they have to buy another player."

Toni Kroos:

"He is an enormous player. I was very happy with him and for having coached him. I am interested in seeing how he has learned Spanish, it is my objective for this Tuesday."

Pedro Rodríguez, will he adapt to England?

"Those are rumors that I have heard, but I don't know the situation. If I were the coach of Barcelona, I could comment better. Regarding his quality, there is no doubt, he is a European champion with his national team, with the team, league champion. Champion of everything. When you play millions of games with Barça, you can play for any team in the world. He has played in many positions. I wish him the best because he is a good player and a good guy."

Arturo Vidal's performance:

"The level of his 20 minutes the other day was enormous, as he always is. A player with great personality, there are players who need a lot of time, and the good ones need nothing. He will play in these days."

Schweinsteiger, at United:

"Schweinsteiger, if he doesn't have problems with his injuries, I am convinced that he will succeed and play very well at Manchester United. It is a shame that in the last two years he had several injuries and was not 100%. But when he is, he is an enormous player, that will happen."

Audi Cup:

"It is a tremendous tournament, the opponents are the best teams in Europe. It is obvious that they are friendlies, but against very big teams. That is why it would be important for us. We lost our first title against Wolfsburg; now facing these teams, good rivals, will be good for the team's development."

Ambience:

"The Allianz Arena is incredible, that atmosphere is incredible. It impresses, Milan, Madrid, and Tottenham will be happy in that atmosphere."

Audi Cup treble:

"Unfortunately, this treble is not important for such big teams. There is another that is more important, without a doubt." "It is only the beginning of the season, it will be long. Of course, we want to have a good performance, but there is still a lot to go."