GUARDIOLA: BAYERN NOT PERFECT DESPITE OLYMPIACOS THRASHING

The coach was pleased to see his side take
top spot but feels they lost the ball too
many times against their Greek
counterparts on Tuesday
Pep Guardiola was happy with Bayern
Munich's 4-0 win over Olympiacos on
Tuesday, but insisted they gave their
opponents too much of the ball.
First-half goals from Douglas Costa, Robert
Lewandowski and Thomas Muller saw the
Bavarian side race into a three-goal lead
after just 20 minutes.
The hosts had defender Holger Badstuber
sent off soon after the break at the Allianz
Arena, yet they still managed to add to
their tally with a header from Kingsley
Coman.
Finishing first in the table means Bayern,
who have now scored 17 times in five
European fixtures this season, are certain
to host the second leg of their last-16 tie.
And Guardiola is delighted to have the
No.1 spot sealed, but insists his side could
have done better against their Greek
counterparts.
"I am very happy," he told reporters. "We
now have the Champions League in
the pocket until February.
"The players have a great mentality, but we
were not perfect with the ball, we lost
many easy balls.
Captain Philipp Lahm stressed the
importance of finishing first in the group
and feels the dismissal of Badstuber had
little effect on such a strong side.
"It is always important to go through as
group winners," Lahm said.
"Then you have the away leg first and the
decisive match at home.
"We have players who always want to have
the ball, that have the technical abilities to
find the right solutions, even if we are one
player

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