“Loses More Than He Wins” – Pep Guardiola References ‘Best Athlete’ Michael Jordan and 6X Masters Champion Jack Nicklaus to Illustrate Champions League Struggles

In a few hours, in-form Manchester City will face Bundesliga table toppers Bayern Munich in the first leg of the UCL quarterfinals. The stakes don’t get bigger than this, and fans are hoping for a miracle from Pep Guardiola. Manchester City has Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne, and a high chance of getting an aggregate lead.

However, in no circumstances would they want to underestimate Munich. They are riding the high of coming from dominating their league and defeating French powerhouse PSG. It will be a matchup that fans wouldn’t want to miss. However, before the match, a few experts had questioned the record manager Guardiola had in the last few UCLs.

Pep Guardiola had to defend himself

In a recent press conference, Guardiola had to face the question about his recent UCL failures. The legendary manager decided to pull up examples of legends to make his argument. The following statement is from the press conference where he used the names of Michael Jordan and Jack Nicklaus.

Manchester City manager said, “Yesterday, it was the Masters. How many Masters has Jack Nicklaus played or how many majors has he played in his career? In 30 or 40 years as a golfer? In 30 or 40 years as a golfer of four majors, like in the Champions League. How many wins? 18 wins. Wow! He loses more than he wins. That is sport. In football, in golf, in basketball; Michael Jordan, the best athlete for me in basketball, won six NBA titles out of 15 [seasons]. He loses more than he wins. This game, all games, are so difficult.”

Guardiola hasn’t won the Champions League ever since doing it with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011. It would be an understatement to say he is under pressure to convert this one. With the team in an insane form, this is a perfect chance for Guardiola to win the prestigious silverware again.

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UCL’s quarterfinal-stage matchups are here. With just 8 teams left, 4 of them will have a lead over their opponents. Premier League bust, Chelsea will be facing a roaring Real Madrid, AC Milan will face their league topper Napoli, and Benfica will face Inter Milan.

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With three Italian teams in this stage, fans are having high expectations to go through them, and reach finals. However, they seem very indecisive on the other two matchups, and Real Madrid, if beat Chelsea, will have to face either Manchester City or Bayern Munich in the semifinals. Who do you think is going to win the trophy this time? Drop your predictions in the comments below.

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