Pep Guardiola, no Sextet in Arabia but he can make history

He Club World Cup This is the tournament where Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona He completed his legendary Sextete on December 19, 2009 after winning 1-2 against Estudiantes. The coach now City of Manchester He couldn’t hold back his tears after the work that came with it Sextet (Champions, League, Copa del Rey, European Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup, Club World Cup) and supported by its players.

Guardiola won, after the legendary 2008-09 Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi (captured by goals from Pedro and Leo Messiwhile for Studentsto go first, score Mauro Boselli), this trophy twice more. Also one of them as a technician of Barcelonain 2010-11: the Blaugrana scored 0-4 in saints in Yokohama on December 18, 2011, with a double Messi and so many of the Xavi and Cesc Fabregas.

The third Club World Cup won by Pep Guardiola with him Bavaria, who was proclaimed European champion in 2012-13 before the Catalan coach replaced him on the bench. On December 21, 2013, the Munich team won the match 2-0 Raja Casablancawith so many Dante and the ex-Barcelona player Thiago Alcantara in Marrakesh.

This Tuesday, ten years later, Pep Guardiola come back to Club World Cupafter winning with him City of Manchester the first Champions League for a ‘citizen’ club. Saudi Arabia the headquarters on this occasion. The European champion awaits in the semi-finals Urawa Red Diamonds Japanese

Guardiola has no option to repeat that Sextet of 2009, because the Arsenal left him without a past Community Shield by beating him on penalties on August 6 (4-1 after 1-1).

But the technician City of Manchester could make history and break a record he now shares Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid. Guardiola could become the first coach to win the title four times Club World Cup. Too much Ancelotti as pep They have achieved all three so far. The Italian, in 2007 with Milan and in 2014 and 2022 with real Madrid).