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Pep Guardiola with his family after the Champions League final in Istanbul

BARÇA CONGRATULATED PEP ON TWITTER

Barça remembers Pep Guardiola after City's conquest in the Champions League

Published:11/06/2023 - 08:31h

Updated:11/06/2023 - 08:31h

FC Barcelona took advantage of obtaining the first Champions League in the history of Manchester City to congratulate Pep Guardiola on their social networks. The club uploaded a photograph of the Catalan coach with the orejona, when he was still managing Barça

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Pep Guardiola obtained his third UEFA Champions League like trainer the Saturday in Istanbul with the Manchester City and the FC Barcelona did not leave to happen the opportunity to congratulate to his ex trainer by a new European success. The club published a photography in Twitter of the míster Catalan when it still directed to the Barça, sustaining the 'orejona' won in Wembley in 2011 in front of the Manchester United.

"Always a champion", wrote the club in his tuit. For Pep, the Champions served to complete his second triplete, turning into the only able technician to revalidate the feat in Europe. The one of Santpedor attained to win it everything with the Barça in the 2008/09, a year in which, besides, the Barcelona group reached the historical sextete after winning the Supercopas of Spain and Europe, together with the World-wide of Clubs.

Pep obtained his revancha by double game with the City

With the victory in front of the Inter of Milan (0-1), Guardiola and his City obtained revancha after the stray final in 2021 in front of Chelsea in Port wine. A goal of Kai Havertz had left to the group 'sky blue' with the empty hands in the Dragao and this Saturday there was desquite for the ones of Pep thanks to the so much of Rodri in the minute 68 of a party in which the 'nerazzurri' deserved better luck.

Previously, the City had avenged of the Real Madrid in 'semis' with a conclusive 5-1 global. The 'bathroom' of the turn in the Etihad (4-0) allowed to the English group resarcirse after the hard elimination suffered in front of the 'White House' the past season (6-5 global), after an absurd traced back 'merengue' in Santiago Bernabéu. In the final there was not exhibition, but if hit and cold head to sustain a short result.

Three Champions and 35 titles for Pep

With the 'orejona' of Istanbul, the one of Santpedor equalised to the English Bob Paisley (Liverpool) and to the French Zindine Zidane (Real Madrid) with three Glasses of Europe like trainer. The alone Catalan is surpassed by Carlo Ancelotti (4 with Madrid and AC Milan) and, besides, reached the 35 official titles after 15 years in the bench. 14 of them it won them with the Barça, whereas with the City also adds 14. The seven remaining trophies obtained them in the Bayern Munich.

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