Now a three-time Champions League champion as a coach, Pep Guardiola led Manchester City to a treble in the 2022/23 season
The coach Pep Guardiola finally won the Champions League for manchester city. This Saturday, the 10th, the English club won the Inter Milan by 1-0, at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, in Istanbul, Turkey, and won the unprecedented European title.
With the trophy, Guardiola confirmed the Triple Crown in the season. In addition to the Champions League, City won the Premier League and FA Cup titles, the latter over rivals. Manchester United.
The Catalan coach reached the 35th title in his 14-year career and is the second coach with the most achievements alongside the Romanian Mircea Lucescu. The top of the list is occupied by Alex Fergusonidol of Manchester United, who raised 49 cups in 39 years in football.
Now a three-time champion of the Champions League, Pep has also reached an important milestone. The Spaniard became the second biggest winner of the competition, next to Zidane It is Bob Paisley. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti holds the record, with four “Ears” on his tally.
The Spaniard is only the sixth coach in history to win the Champions League with two different teams. Pep won the European competition twice ahead of Barcelona, in 2008/09 and 2010/11.
They are on the select list: the Italian Ancelotti (Milan and Real Madrid), the German Jupp Heynckes (Real Madrid and Bayern Munich), the Portuguese Jose Mourinho (Porto and Inter Milan), the German Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich) and the Austrian Ottmar Hitzfeld (Feyenoord and Hamburg).
What Guardiola said after the title
“This trophy is very difficult to win. It couldn’t be different and we knew that, first because they (Inter Milan) are very good”, said Guardiola at the post-match press conference.
“In the first stage we were so excited. We couldn’t find free John Stones. But it was a matter of patience. He said at halftime: ‘Last time [em 2021, contra o Chelsea], we were 1-0 down, now it’s 0-0’. We tweaked a few things, but you have to be lucky in this competition. I think it was written in the stars this season that it belonged to us and we did it.” added.
“I think we defended a little better [do que em 2021] in the area. We have four central defenders, real defenders. Even when we make mistakes, we have the feeling that we are solid”, evaluated Guardiola.
Pep Guardiola’s titles:
2 Champions League (2008/09 and 2010/11 with Barcelona)
3 Club World Cups (2009 and 2011 with Barcelona, 2013 with Bayern Munich)
3 UEFA Super Cups (2009 and 2011 with Barcelona, 2013 with Bayern Munich)
3 Spanish Championships (2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11 with Barcelona)
2 King’s Cups (2008/09 and 2011/12 with Barcelona)
3 Spanish Super Cups (2009 and 2011 with Barcelona)
3 German Championships (2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 with Bayern Munich)
2 German Cups (2013/14 and 2015/16 with Bayern Munich)
5 Premier Leagues (2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 for Manchester City)
4 English League Cups (2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for Manchester City)
2 FA Cups (2018/19 and 2022/23 for Manchester City)
2 British Super Cups (2018 and 2019 with Manchester City)
1 Champions League (2022/23 for Manchester City)
Source: sportbuzz
I am William Jackson and I have a passion for sports journalism. With over 3 years of experience in the industry, I have worked in a variety of roles to improve the quality and accuracy of sports news coverage. As an author at Athletistic, I specialize in covering football news and providing comprehensive analysis for fans around the world.
