Guardiola, the victim of his first love: he does not want to surpass Barça in the Champions League

Pep Guardiola depends on everything FC Barcelonaand vice versa. The technician Manchester City He made a name for himself at Barça, first as a player, and later, on the bench Camp Nou. Personalizing his achievements, in these stages he had a strong impact on him Joan Cruyff y Leo Messi. Santpedor genius has opened up on the program What is the weather like? about his role at the Barça club, a a first love that has not yet won.

Asking a rival that they would not like to cross paths Champions Leaguethe coach citizen Barça have celebrated for sentimental reasons: “Good question. El FC Barcelona perhaps. My love for them is destroying me. I was born in a small town nearby, finding each other is never easyThe Catalan coach ends his contract with the Mancunian team at the end of this 24-25 season and has not yet decided on his future: “I still need to reflect and decide what I want to dor”.

Messi, the ‘goat’

Despite coaching the best players in the world in different teams, Pep has no hesitation in declaring Leo Messi as the best ever:”You must know it. For me it is easy to say that he is the best player ever, but the stars aligned at that time. Maybe it’s disrespectful to Pelé and Maradona, but for me Leo is the best“.

“I’ve never seen someone like that train, you can’t imagine maintaining this continuity 15-20 years. When you see it up close, you think about it Tiger Woods from Michael Jordan: We were lucky to be contemporaries,” said Guardiola.

Cruyff’s victory

In FC Barcelona as an institution, Johan Cruyff’s influence has been varied and unparalleled. The Barça DNA is built on that school. he is tired he reached the end of his stint on the bench in the 1992 Champions League: “I can’t imagine how my life and career would have been. that’s Cruyff. it’s me teach a lot at a tactical level. But, above all, He created me from a human perspective. He was a genius, unique. I fell in love with football“.