Robben: I didn't expect Man City to be so easy

The Dutch winger has suggested it was simple
to turn over the Blues in the 3-1 victory and
refuted comparisons to Barcelona
Arjen Robben has revealed that Bayern Munich
did not expect to overcome Manchester City
with such ease in Wednesday night's 3-1
Champions League win.
The Dutchman, 29, scored the third goal for
the Bavarians after Franck Ribery and Thomas
Muller gave the visitors a cushion and - though
Alvaro Negredo bagged a consolation goal - the
Blues never looked likely to get anything from
the game.
"I didn't expect an easy game like that," he
told Sky Sports.
"That's a big compliment to us," he added to
NOS. "I expected more from City to be honest.
"We were given a lot of space and we took full
advantage of that. There were some great
attacking plays and our playmaking was on a
high level as well. We totally busted them.
"The red card was a shame for [Jerome]
Boateng. It's a little bitter for us. But besides
that we enjoyed this and we're taking this good
feeling onto the next match."
The Bavarians were in imperious form at the
Etihad Stadium and provoked similarities to
Barcelona due to Pep Guardiola's influence at
die Roten, but Robben refuted such
comparisons.
"People will compare us to Barcelona now, but
we are Bayern Munich," he added. "We have
good players and rely on our own strength. We
are building on last season and adding some
new things from the coach.
"Guardiola thinks and breathes football and
always wants to talk about it. Even at my age I
feel I can make more steps and learn from
him.
"I have a good understanding with him. It
doesn't matter if you're 16 or 29, the trust of
the coach is very important."