The coach was pleased to see his side take top spot but feels they lost the ball too many times against their Greek counterparts on Tuesday
Pep Guardiola was happy with Bayern Munich’s 4-0 win over Olympiacos on Tuesday, but insisted they gave their opponents too much of the ball.
First-half goals from Douglas Costa, Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller saw the Bavarian side race into a three-goal lead after just 20 minutes.
The hosts had defender Holger Badstuber sent off soon after the break at the Allianz Arena, yet they still managed to add to their tally with a header from Kingsley Coman.
Finishing first in the table means Bayern, who have now scored 17 times in five European fixtures this season, are certain to host the second leg of their last-16 tie.
And Guardiola is delighted to have the No.1 spot sealed, but insists his side could have done better against their Greek counterparts.
“I am very happy,” he told reporters. “We now have the Champions League in the pocket until February.
“The players have a great mentality, but we were not perfect with the ball, we lost many easy balls.”
Captain Philipp Lahm stressed the importance of finishing first in the group and feels the dismissal of Badstuber had little effect on such a strong side.
“It is always important to go through as group winners,” Lahm said.
“Then you have the away leg first and the decisive match at home.
“We have players who always want to have the ball, that have the technical abilities to find the right solutions, even if we are one player>