lacks options for Wednesday's UEFA
Champions League clash with Manchester
United.
The sides drew 1-1 in the first leg at Old
Trafford, leaving all to play for between the
respective German and English champions.
Bastian Schweinsteiger cancelled out Nemanja
Vidic's opener last week, but the midfielder is
suspended for the return leg along with Javi
Martinez.
Guardiola has also been hampered by recent
injuries to Thiago Alcantara and Xherdan
Shaqiri, further limiting his options for the
visit of David Moyes' men.
"We only have 14 first-team players so I
haven't got too many options," said the
Spaniard on Soccerway.
"We're playing at home. That's an important
factor (but) it's never easy against English
teams. I think they'll sit very deep.
"They play very defensively and always look to
counter – it's something they do very, very
well.
"United is a very big team. Before the first
game, everybody just was talking about
Bayern. But now people know that Manchester
can win in Munich.
"But we will play at home, with our fans we
can win this game."
Victory at the Allianz Arena would keep
Bayern, who retained the Bundesliga last
month, on course to secure a treble for the
second season in succession.
Guardiola feels the game against United could
come down to "small details" but revealed he
has not had Bayern practising penalties in
case of a shootout.
"If we win, we're through. If not, we're out. It
will come down to small details," he added.
"(Penalties are) less about technique and more
about courage. It's all in the head.
"In the quarter-finals you never have a second
chance. The pressure is high and we always
have done well in this situation.
"It is all about small tactical details. Our
players know, after the experience in
Manchester, how United plays. My players
know their strength and weaknesses."
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