I think Manchester City vs Bayern Munich will be the toughest and most interesting fixture amongst all four games because both teams are strong and eager to win the Champions league trophy this season. I think that Bayern will try to mark Haaland aggressively since he’s City’s top scorer, but Pep will be expecting this strategy. I would like to see what strategy the managers will be playing on match day.
During the Champions League competition, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola seem to use the 4-3-3 strategy more often with Erling Haaland and Riyad Mahrez as the favorite striker since the group phase. While, Bayern Munich, 4-2-3-1 became coach Julian Nagelsmann's favorite formation
I think in the quarter-finals the two coach will make a few changes from usual, considering this will be the first meet between Manchester City and Bayern Munich during the 2022-23 Champions League season
Not really, you know, Pep also often tweaks the formation he uses. lately, Pep has been using a 3-2-4-1 formation more often, like against Leipzig, both home and away games. Likewise against several other teams, but actually it all depends on the needs of the team and who they will fight against. although sometimes, in the second half, Pep often changed his formation back to 4-3-3. I think he is a brilliant coach, smart and able to optimize his players with various tactics and strategies that are applied. but what it's based on, is the system that Pep employs.
On the other hand, Bayern Bayern tend to use a 4-3-2-1 formation. the difference is, Nagelsmann often rotates his players. IMO, I'm quite sure that Pep will be more inclined to use a formation with a 3-2-4-1 pattern, against Bayern Munich later, both in the first leg or second leg. but don't be surprised, if Pep can change his formation pattern in the second half depending on the needs of his team. on the other hand, it is likely that Nagelsmann will tinker more with the formation and system that he implements, or maybe he will rotate some of his players. even so, this is just my personal scenario. So in the end, we'll find out when the two teams meet. anyways, my guess for the time being. City will win the battle over Bayern.