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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Samuel Meade

Pep Guardiola's Champions League failures "say nothing about him" as he looks to end hoodoo

Pep Guardiola's shortcomings in the Champions League "say nothing about him" as the Catalan targets a first success since 2011.

The Manchester City boss won the competition twice during his Barcelona tenure, in which he oversaw arguably the greatest club side in history. Since leaving the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta Guardiola has been unable to get over the line with Bayern Munich and City.

He's reached the last four of better on six occasions since he left the Nou Camp, but has been unable to claim Europe's top prize, coming closest in 2021 when City were beaten by Chelsea in the final. Failure to win the Champions League has resulted in notable criticism.

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