Pep Guardiola Takes Swipe at Luciano Spalletti Ahead of Champions League Tie vs Tuchel’s Bayern Munich

• Pep Guardiola has once again provoked Napoli's boss Luciano Spalletti with his words
• The two coaches have been trading words since the Champions League last eight draw
• Manchester City play Bayern Munich, while Napoli travel to AC Milan for the first legs

Pep Guardiola has continued his war of words with Napoli coach, Luciano Spalletti as both managers prepare for crunch ties in the Champions League quarter-finals.

What started off as Guardiola subtly praising Napoli for the immense strides they have taken this season has turned into both sides now repeatedly trading jabs.

The Manchester City boss had previously praised the Partenopei, who are on the verge of winning their first Scudetto in over 30 years.

What Spalletti said about Guardiola

However, as Sports Brief reported, Spalletti slammed Guardiola for his remarks by claiming that it is often a tactic of the Spanish boss to rattle other teams.

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When asked if he was proud of the comments made by the Manchester City coach, the Florence-born manager retorted:

"No, I'm not proud. It doesn't make me proud. It's a game to put pressure on the rest. We all know it already," he said, as quoted by Marca.

"How are you going to put a team that invested 9 million euros ahead of a team that spent 900 million? It's a little game to say we'll put you there and then you're sure to fall."

Guardiola's response to Spalletti

Speaking ahead of his side's UCL game against Bayern Munich, Guardiola declined to talk about Napoli, claiming Spalletti was being sensitive.

"I don’t want to talk about Napoli because the manager will be grumpy with me," he quipped, as quoted by Football Italia.

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Guardiola and Spalletii can only face off in the finals.

Napoli play AC Milan, looking to offer an instant response after the stinging 4-0 loss after the international break. Victor Osimhen remains a doubt for the clash.

The winner of that tie will face the winner of Inter Milan versus Benfica, while City will face either Real Madrid or Chelsea if they get past Bayern Munich.