Manchester City will be relieved to see the back of Bayern Munich after a series of dramatic Champions League encounters. The two sides have met five times in the group stage since 2011, with Bayern winning three and City two.
The first meeting in 2011 was overshadowed by Carlos Tevez's refusal to warm up, which led then-manager Roberto Mancini to declare the striker 'finished' at the club. Bayern won 2-0 thanks to a Mario Gomez double.
In 2011-12, City needed a win against Bayern to progress but, despite goals from David Silva and Yaya Toure, Napoli's victory elsewhere sent City out. Bayern had rested several key players.
Bayern produced a dominant 3-1 win at the Etihad in 2013, with Joe Hart culpable for all three goals. The German side had 66% possession in a statement performance.
City staged a remarkable comeback from 2-0 down in 2014, with James Milner scoring the winner, but they needed one more goal to top the group and misunderstood the qualifying criteria. Milner later admitted they were unsure if 4-2 or 5-2 was required.
In 2014-15, City were minutes from a draw at the Allianz Arena before a deflected Jerome Boateng shot gave Bayern a 1-0 victory. City have not recovered from that defeat.
