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Pep Guardiola: My future is certainly at Bayern Munich next season

Pep Guardiola has said it is to be expected that there are "big problems" when Bayern Munich lose important games but told the media: "My future is certainly here next season."

Guardiola has enjoyed great success on the domestic front since taking over from Jupp Heynckes in 2013, leading Bayern to the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in his first campaign, and he remains on course to retain both trophies this season.

However, Bayern lost 5-0 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the semifinals of last year's Champions League, and a 3-1 defeat at Porto in the first leg of their quarterfinal against Porto last week leaves them in danger of a surprise exit this time around.

Speaking ahead of Tuesday's second leg at the Allianz Arena, Guardiola told the media: "I know that it's not enough to win the German championship, and maybe even the cup as well. This is Bayern Munich, and it's like at Real Madrid or Barcelona: Only the Treble is enough.

"When you win games you are a genius, but when you lose you have big problems. That's just normal at such a big club."

Guardiola, who is under contract until 2016, has been linked with long-term suitors Manchester City in recent days, but the former Barcelona coach said there was no prospect of an early exit.

Asked about his plans for the future, he replied: "My future sees me taking training on Wednesday, and hopefully making another step towards winning the championship against Hertha on Saturday. And my future is certainly here next season."

The focus on Guardiola's future was intensified last week when Bayern doctor Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt left the club after 38 years' service, saying he felt he and his medical team had been blamed for the Porto loss due to the number of players absent through injury.

Both Guardiola and sporting director Matthias Sammer have denied that that was the case, but German football magazine kicker has raised concerns over the Spaniard's influence on the club.

Kicker warned that Bayern -- whose CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge previously expressed concerns over former coach Louis van Gaal's efforts to "Van Gaal-ise" the club -- could turn into "FC Guardiola."

"Bayern had a glorious past before him, and there are coaches and a successful future for Bayern after Guardiola," kicker commented, asking whether the Bayern boss would walk away should they exit the Champions League or attempt to exert further control.

FAZ, meanwhile, ran a long editorial over the weekend about his influence and quoted former Bayern captain Steffen Effenberg as saying: "You have to be careful that Guardiola does not get too much power."

Former Bayern midfielder Didier Hamann also wrote in his Spiegel column: "Elimination against Porto would kickstart the discussion about Guardiola's future."