Franz Beckenbauer: 'Pep Guardiola is no failure'

Bayern Munich honorary president Franz Beckenbauer has insisted that it is "drastic" to think of Pep Guardiola as a failure at the club.

The German champions were heavily beaten by Real Madrid in Europe last term, while they face a tough task to make the semi-finals of the Champions League this season after a 3-1 defeat at Porto in the first leg last week.

However, Beckenbauer is adamant that former Barcelona boss Guardiola is the right man for the job.

"Has Guardiola failed? No. I think it would be too drastic to make such a claim," Beckenbauer told Bild.

"Of course, you have to be on top of your game in the knockout stages of the Champions League. We have failed to do just that in three out of four games. Bayern were beaten twice by Real Madrid last year. We have not forgotten about the 4-0 loss yet.

"Not a single Bayern player reached his usual level against Porto. But I can say one thing and that is that I still have complete faith in Guardiola, even if the situation is quite tricky."

Guardiola was appointed Bayern boss in 2013.