Pep Guardiola and Man City go to the top of European glory. Photo: Eurosports
After a arduous journey and one more night of challenges, Pep Guardiola has reached the peak of glory. For the 52-year-old, it was the culmination of his quest for the Champions League title after 12 years. Even that became an obsession that followed him from Barcelona to current Bayern Munich and Man City. And finally the Spaniard can breathe a sigh of relief.
Man City has become the Champions League champion after a long journey in pursuit of glory. Also during this time, Pep Guardiola constantly had to battle with skepticism and judgment, that he could never win the European Championship without the help of genius Lionel Messi.
After many "evading", the Champions League trophy has come to Pep with Man City. Photo: Reuters
Pep Guardiola becomes the first male coach to win the treble twice. He also ranks with Carlo Ancelotti, Zinedine Zidane and Bob Paisley as the only coaches to have three European titles.
Defeating Inter in the Champions League final, Man City has reached 300 victories under Pep Guardiola, in the 413th match in all competitions. The 72,6% win rate is impressive, but it still doesn't fully capture the tremendous power of The Citizens.
Since arriving at the Etihad, things have started off quite difficult for the Spaniard, although he confidently vowed to impose his dominant power in the Premier League and conquer the Champions League. Pep Guardiola knows that but still persists in building Man City based on style, philosophy as well as radical tactical thinking. There were setbacks, but he was not discouraged.
At Man City, Pep Guardiola turned the English team with a destructive play, but after the failures in the Champions League, that pompous man adjusted his own pragmatism. Both victories in the FA Cup final against Man Utd and the Champions League against Inter Milan, Man City had the last minutes to "breathe" with a seasoned defense to protect a goal. The patience, efficiency, and even a bit of luck for Man City are not surprising. People talked about Guardiola's status as the best coach in history after this victory.
Pep Guardiola and Man City have written a new history in the Champions League. Photo: MC FC
"The fact that we eat these three seasons is an impossible scenario" - Pep Guardiola
Looking back on Pep Guardiola's seven years, City convinces them all with their mesmerizing performances, overwhelming victories and countless trophies. What Man City has achieved is amazing. This team has won 7 times the Premier League, 5 FA Cups, 2 League Cups, 4 Super Cups and 2 Champions League. They are also the sixth English team to win the European Championship, after Liverpool, Man Utd, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Chelsea.
Notably, 25 years after Manchester United became the only team in England to win the treble, The Citizens have re-emerged in a way that couldn't be better. The most perfect version of Man City was created by this strategist to dominate the continent and the Champions League championship brought Pep Guardiola's teachers and students into the legendary temple. This is a historic milestone that Man City fans will still recall later, just as Red Devils fans still occasionally recall the "triple treble" of Alex Ferguson's teachers and students back in 3.
“Working under him is really special, we have a really good relationship, he helps me a lot and next season I look forward to improving even more. Being coached by the best coach in the world every day is a great place to stretch.” - Erling Haaland
The Spaniard has proven he can do anything. Not only a true genius, he is also the greatest strategist in the history of football. The task has been completed. Man City is the best team at the moment.
Pep Guardiola opens a new era for Man City in the Champions League. Photo: Eurosports
Man City dominated the homeland of modern football for many years. But the talent of coach Pep Guardiola is the decisive factor to create this Champions League champion. Under his hand, the Spanish strategist turned his team into the new king of Europe - a major power of 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, 5 Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 4 League Cups and 2 FA Community Shield titles. Before that, Pep also had 14 more titles (3 consecutive La Liga titles) during his time at Barca (2008 - 2012) and 7 titles (3 consecutive Bundesliga titles) while leading Bayern Munich (2013 - 2016). In total, in his 15 years of coaching career, the Spaniard has won 35 big and small titles.
