Bayern Batterd City 3-1 last night.

Arjen Robben said it all -- "We didn't expect an easy game like that." Robben could have been forgiven for expecting more of a challenge from one of the most expensively assembled teams in European football. But the Dutchman will not lose too much sleep over the way Manchester City capitulated against a Bayern Munich which simply oozed class. Bayern, which won the European Champions League last year, claimed a 3-1 win -- a result which flattered City for the most part. Easy "The first 70 minutes we played some terrific football," Robben told Sky Sports. "We were so dominant against a big team in Europe. We didn't expect an easy game like that. "It is a compliment to our team but we expected more from City. We didn't give them any space, we pressed them right up to the goalkeeper and they just kicked it away. Sometimes they gave us too much space and we used space well." City's disastrous flirtation with the Champions League was supposed to end with the arrival of new manager Manuel Pellegrini. It has failed to make it past the group stage in its two previous attempts and it faces a challenge once more.