Already out in the Champions League, again in the semifinals – Pep Guardiola seemed after that Knockout with Manchester City against Olympique Lyon close to despair.
“I am not in a position to get any further,” said the Spaniard resignedly and spoke of his “failure”.
For the fourth time he missed the big goal of Henkelpott with the Sheikh Club. With FC Bayern, he was eliminated three times in a row in the semi-finals from 2014 to 2016.
While he left the German record champions after three years, he will now remain loyal to ManCity despite the renewed disappointment, Guardiola’s adviser Josep Maria Orobitg now emphasized.
FC Barcelona not an option for Guardiola
“Yes, Pep continues 100 percent at City,” said the Catalan’s confidante spox and Goal. The trainer’s current contract with the Skyblues runs until 2021.
Orobitg also made it clear that a return to FC Barcelona, with which Guardiola won the premier class in 2009 and 2011, is not an issue. A second term there is “currently impossible,” said his advisor.
Barca separates from coach Quique Setién after the 8-2 dismantling in the quarter-finals against FC Bayern and therefore needs a new coach.
According to matching media reports, the Dutch national coach Ronald Koeman is said to be the new favorite to succeed Setién, and Mauricio Pochettino was also traded.
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