RB Leipzig boss Julian Naglesmann has defended Pep Guardiola over Manchester City's Champions League exit.
Leipzig will face Paris Saint-Germain in the semi finals. City could not defeat Lyon, who will play Bayern Munich in the other semi.
But Naglesman thinks Guardiola's failures in the competition in recent seasons only show the difficulty in reaching the latter stages.
"I can't rate that about Pep because I don't know how often they have trained with a back three before," Nagelsmann told Goal.
"The idea he basically had was for the format of his players certainly not to be too complicated. Whether 3-4-3 or 4-3-3, I don't think that is that crucial for a Kevin De Bruyne.
"In the end, it's individual situations and not the basic order. In my opinion, it is a bit too easy and too bold to always blame the formation for something like that.
"If he had won, everyone would have said: 'World-class tactics! Now he has surprised everyone.' It's a tightrope.
"In a knockout game you often have to make tactical adjustments that you might not make in the league. If necessary, you can take a point with you. That doesn't work in the Champions League. Every coach has to be there to find your own way."
