"I'm very happy," said Guardiola right after the match against Milan that Bayern won 3-0 and that sent the Bavarians to the final of the Audi Cup, which they will play this Wednesday against Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. After his cold war with the media in the previous press conference, the official Bayern Twitter account, in its three languages, barely reflected that sentence from the Catalan coach.

Guardiola has received strong criticism in the last two days. Matthaus has said that he is not the best in the world but Mourinho is, and Borussia Dortmund's own president, Joachim Watzke, has said that Klopp is the ideal coach for Bayern. Guardiola, who is going through tough days after losing the German Supercup, would breathe a sigh of relief if he is able to defeat Real Madrid even in a friendly tournament like the Audi Cup.