Historic rivals But what did Guardiola and Klopp look like when they met?

Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola They will meet this Sunday for the 30th time in their careers. This is football history: 12 wins for the German coach, 11 for the Catalan and 6 draws. A fictitious rivalry in two stages: first in Germany, when Guardiola trained the Bayern and Klopp in Borussia Dortmund. Later, in English football as coaches City and Liverpool.

This Sunday is their final Premier League clash. You can still measure this course, before Klopp leave the Liverpool at the end of the season, in the FA Cup, where the quarterfinals will face the ‘redi team Manchester United and the ‘citizen’, Newcastle.

But in retrospect, you’ll remember what they were. Guardiola and Klopp when they were first measured. It was on July 27, 2013 in the German Super Cup at the official debut of pep as coach of Bavaria.

Klopp He has already won two Bundesliga titles and a Cup with Borussia Dortmundhas become his emblem, although last season, 2012-13, he was unable to include Jupp Heynckes’ Bayernwhich he replaced Guardiola. He Dortmund was defeated in the Champions League final against Heynckes Bayern.

That day in July 2013 Klopp won the Super Cup Guardiola by 4-2. The German is 46 years old (now, 56) and has been, due to his charisma and his results in Dortmundin one of the most fashionable trainers in Europe. Guardiola He is 43 years old (now 54) and will end his sabbatical year after his historic period at the helm of Barcelona, where he won everything, including two Champions Leagues. The whole world is waiting to see what the trajectory of pep to another team.

Signal Iduna Park. Marco Reus (6′, 86′), Daniel van Buyten own goal (56′) and Ilkay Gündogan (57′) for Klopp’s Dortmund. Arjen Robben’s double for Guardiola’s Bayern (54′, 64′). A rivalry began that has become the hallmark of football in the last decade. Characterized by mutual respect and admiration. This Sunday, final chapter in Premier.