Manchester City has had one of the most incredible rises to the top of the world of football as their owners invested heavily to get the club to this level in just 10 years. They signed the best players available and definitely signed the best manager in Spanish legend, Pep Guardiola. The Premier League club had already won their first league title before 2015, but Guardiola was brought in later that year to help turn the club into the dominant champions that they are now. However, there’s still one piece of silverware missing from City’s trophy cabinet; the UEFA Champions League trophy. PEP GUARDIOLA SPEAKS ABOUT CITY’S “ALMOST PERFECT” 2020-21 UCL CAMPAIGN City got the closest to Champions League glory last season when they reached the final of the UCL. It was an all England final as Manchester City met Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea. While City were favorites to win, the game didn’t go like most people thought it would, and Chelsea ended up winning it all. Pep Guardiola talked about that loss and whether City’s UCL campaign was a failure in his eyes. He spoke in a post-match interview after City’s match against Sporting Lisbon, as reported by Sky Sports. “We make almost a perfect Champions League season last season. We play 13 or 14 games, I don’t know how much it is, we won 12. We draw one, already qualify here in Portugal against Porto, we played fantastically well, and we lost the final… ‘What a f**** failure is the team,’ and it’s not true,” Guardiola said. MANCHESTER CITY AND THEIR PROSPECTS IN THE LEAGUE AND BEYOND It’s almost expected at this point that City will be topping the Premier League table [https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table] this season. They have a lead of nine points over Liverpool, who are in second place and have a game in hand. In Europe, they are flying high in the UCL where they beat Sporting Lisbon by a scoreline of 5-0 in the first leg of their Round-of-16 matchup. Hence, they are likely to advance to the quarterfinals and it’ll be interesting to see if they can win it all this season. His Club Through a Simple Wager- Here’s How [https://www.essentiallysports.com/soccer-news-football-news-real-madrids-president-tricked-an-fc-barcelona-captain-into-joining-his-club-through-a-simple-wager-heres-how-luis-figo/] 

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<strong>Josep 'Pep' Guardiola</strong> is a Spanish football manager and former professional player, who is the current coach of the English club Manchester City FC.
<h3><strong>Career and Achievements</strong></h3>
After kicking it off with FC Barcelona's academy at the age of 13, Guardiola made his senior debut in 1990. As a defensive midfielder, he had notable stints at Barcelona, Brescia, and AS Roma in Italy, Al Ahli SC in Qatar, and Dorados in Mexico. In his international career, Guardiola played for the Spanish national team and a few friendlies for Catalonia. Although his playing career was nothing short of remarkable, Guardiola as a manager towers over it.

[caption id="attachment_2647506" align="aligncenter" width="5093"]<img class="wp-image-2647506 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024-02-13T215934Z_1440101374_UP1EK2D1P38FV_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-COP-MCI-REPORT.jpg" alt="Pep Guardiola Manchester City" width="5093" height="3606" /> Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - First Leg - FC Copenhagen v Manchester City - Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark - February 13, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs[/caption]

When he took on a managerial role, his first assignment was the Barcelona B team in 2007. A year later, he was promoted to manager of the senior team. In Barcelona's most glorious days, to lead them to records and titles including sextuple, Guardiola was at the helm. More importantly, under Guardiola, Barcelona became highly disciplined with more focus on ball possession. He also employed a disciplined and aggressive pressing style which clearly worked out well.

He often played a high defensive line with the fullbacks pushing high up their respective sides. During the 2011-12 season, Guardiola employed the 3-4-3 line-up, especially when facing two attackers. Following the same season, he took a year-long sabbatical.

In 2013, Guardiola returned to manage Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. He remained with the team until the 2015-16 season. With the Bavarians, he won 3 Bundesliga, DFB-Pokals, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.

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After leaving Bayern in 2016, he signed with Manchester City in the Premier League and their sagacious tale still goes on, having won many trophies including 5 EPL titles, and a UCL so far.
<h3>Pep Guardiola's Net Worth in 2024</h3>
Pep Guardiola's current net worth is slated to be approximately <strong>$25 Million</strong>. The 53-year-old's fortunes come mainly from his salaries and bonuses from Manchester City as well as the brand endorsements and other sponsorship deals.
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<div class="jsx-3656389812 es-image-loader-aspect-ratio"><img id="img-tag-node--img-loader-0" class="jsx-3656389812" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2015-12-20T105534Z_1_LYNXMPEBBJ09P_RTROPTP_3_SOCCER-GERMANY-CUP.jpg" /></div>
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<td><strong>Age</strong></td>
<td>53</td>
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<td><strong>Marital Status</strong></td>
<td>Married</td>
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<td><strong>Spouse</strong></td>
<td>Cristina Serra</td>
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<td><strong>Residence</strong></td>
<td>Manchester</td>
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<td><strong>Nationality</strong></td>
<td>Spain</td>
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<td><strong>Clubs Managed</strong></td>
<td>Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City</td>
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Pep Guardiola

Josep &#8216;Pep&#8217; Guardiola is a Spanish football manager and former professional player, who is the current coach of the English club Manchester City FC. Career and Achievements After kicking it off with FC Barcelona&#8217;s academy at the age of 13, Guardiola made his senior debut in 1990. As a defensive midfielder, he had notable stints at Barcelona, Brescia, and AS Roma in Italy, Al Ahli SC in Qatar, and Dorados in Mexico. In his international career, Guardiola played for the Spanish national team and a few friendlies for Catalonia. Although his playing career was nothing short of remarkable, Guardiola as a manager towers over it. Soccer Football &#8211; Champions League &#8211; Round of 16 &#8211; First Leg &#8211; FC Copenhagen v Manchester City &#8211; Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark &#8211; February 13, 2024 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs When he took on a managerial role, his first assignment was the Barcelona B team in 2007. A year later, he was promoted to manager of the senior team. In Barcelona&#8217;s most glorious days, to lead them to records and titles including sextuple, Guardiola was at the helm. More importantly, under Guardiola, Barcelona became highly disciplined with more focus on ball possession. He also employed a disciplined and aggressive pressing style which clearly worked out well. He often played a high defensive line with the fullbacks pushing high up their respective sides. During the 2011-12 season, Guardiola employed the 3-4-3 line-up, especially when facing two attackers. Following the same season, he took a year-long sabbatical. In 2013, Guardiola returned to manage Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. He remained with the team until the 2015-16 season. With the Bavarians, he won 3 Bundesliga, DFB-Pokals, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. After leaving Bayern in 2016, he signed with Manchester City in the Premier League and their sagacious tale still goes on, having won many trophies including 5 EPL titles, and a UCL so far. Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Net Worth in 2024 Pep Guardiola&#8217;s current net worth is slated to be approximately $25 Million. The 53-year-old&#8217;s fortunes come mainly from his salaries and bonuses from Manchester City as well as the brand endorsements and other sponsorship deals.    Age 53  Marital Status Married  Spouse Cristina Serra  Residence Manchester  Nationality Spain  Clubs Managed Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City

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