Pep Guardiola says Bayern Munich won't take Club World Cup lightly
Bayern boss says his squad will be wary of Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande in semis
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola says he is not taking the Club World Cup lightly as his European champions prepare to face China's Guangzhou Evergrande in the semi-finals today.
Guardiola has already enjoyed a glittering coaching career and is the only boss to have already won this competition twice, in 2009 and 2011 with Spain's Barcelona.
And even though his team come into the competition as overwhelming favourites, the Catalan is not taking anything for granted.
"This tournament is very important, very prestigious. It's not easy to qualify for it, nor to win it," he said.
Guardiola is an intelligent and capable person. We've seen what he's done with Barcelona and Bayern, he's changed teams but kept on winning
"There are only two matches, the semi-final and the final, and simply put, we have to win them.