Pep Guardiola and Man City go to the top of European glory. Photo: Eurosports
After a difficult journey and a night full of challenges, Pep Guardiola has reached the pinnacle of glory. For the 52-year-old coach, it is the culmination of a 12-year journey to find the Champions League title. It has even become an obsession that has haunted him from Barcelona to Bayern Munich and now Man City. And finally the Spanish strategist can breathe a sigh of relief.
Man City became Champions League champions after a long pursuit of glory. During this time, Pep Guardiola constantly had to fight with skepticism and judgments, saying that he could never have won Europe without the help of genius Lionel Messi.
After many times of "avoiding", the Champions League trophy has come to Pep and Man City. Photo: Reuters
Pep Guardiola became the first male coach to win the treble twice. He also joined Carlo Ancelotti, Zinedine Zidane and Bob Paisley as the only coaches to have won three European Cups.
By beating Inter in the Champions League final, Man City reached the milestone of 300 victories under Pep Guardiola, in their 413th match in all competitions. A win rate of 72.6% is impressive, but it still does not fully demonstrate the terrible strength of The Citizens.
Since arriving at the Etihad, things have been difficult for the Spaniard, despite his confident declaration that he would dominate the Premier League and win the Champions League. Pep Guardiola knows this, but he has persisted in building Man City based on his style, philosophy and progressive tactical thinking. There have been failures, but he has not been discouraged.
At Man City, Pep Guardiola transformed the English team with a destructive style of play, but after the defeats in the Champions League, the flamboyant man adjusted his pragmatism. Both victories in the FA Cup final against Man Utd and the Champions League against Inter Milan, Man City had "nervous" final minutes with a solid defense to protect a goal. The patient, effective play, and a bit of luck for Man City were not surprising. People discussed Guardiola's position as the best coach in history after this victory.
Pep Guardiola and Man City have written a new page in Champions League history. Photo: MC FC
“It was inevitable that we would win three titles this season” - Pep Guardiola
Looking back at Pep Guardiola's 7 years, Man City have impressed everyone with mesmerizing performances, overwhelming victories and countless trophies. What Man City have achieved is incredible. The team has won 5 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 2 Community Shields and 1 Champions League. They are also the 6th English team to win the European Cup, after Liverpool, Man Utd, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Chelsea.
Remarkably, 25 years after Manchester United became the only team in England to win the treble, The Citizens have recreated it in the most excellent way. The most perfect version of Man City was created by this strategist to dominate the continent and the Champions League championship brought coach Pep Guardiola and his team into the legendary temple. This is a historical milestone that Man City fans will forever recall, just as Red Devils fans still occasionally recall the "treble" of Alex Ferguson and his team in 1999.
"Working under him is really special, we have a really good relationship, he helps me a lot and next season I'm looking forward to improving even more. Being coached by the best coach in the world every day is a great place to grow" - Erling Haaland
The Spaniard has proven he can do it all. He is not only a true genius, he is also the greatest strategist in the history of football. Mission accomplished. Man City are the best team at the moment.
Pep Guardiola opens a new era for Man City in the Champions League. Photo: Eurosports
Man City have dominated the home of modern football for many years. But the talent of coach Pep Guardiola is the decisive factor in creating this Champions League champion. Under his hand, the Spanish strategist has turned his team into the new king of Europe - a major force on the old continent. At the same time, he also opened a new era for The Citizens in the Champions League.
Pep has won 1 Champions League title, 5 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 4 League Cups and 2 FA Community Shield titles. Before that, Pep had 14 more titles (3 consecutive La Liga titles) during his time at Barca (2008 - 2012) and 7 titles (3 consecutive Bundesliga titles) when leading Bayern Munich (2013 - 2016). In total, in his 15-year coaching career, the Spanish strategist has won 35 major and minor titles.
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