UEFA Champions League: Pep Guardiola's wins and history

James Wilson Updated: 09 Dec 24 13:02

Widely regarded as one of the best managers of all time, we take a look at Pep Guardiola's record in the UEFA Champions League.

Pep Guardiola UEFA Champions League winning teams

Pep Guardiola is one of only six managers to win the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs: Barcelona (2008/09, 2010/11) and Manchester City (2022/23).

The Catalan is also one of only seven individuals to win Europe's top club football prize as a player and a manager, lifting the European Cup trophy as a Barcelona player following a victory over Sampdoria in the final at Wembley in 1992.

Pep Guardiola UEFA Champions League final record

Only Carlo Ancelotti has managed in more UEFA Champions League finals than Guardiola, with the Italian's tally of six outweighing the Catalan's total of four.

Of Guardiola's four UEFA Champions League final appearances, the ex-Barcelona midfielder won on three occasions and lost once.

His first two UEFA Champions League finals as a manager arrived at Barcelona, with the La Liga giants overcoming Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United twice - in Rome in 2009 and then again at Wembley in 2011.

It would be another decade before Guardiola would reach a third UEFA Champions League final, this time in charge of Manchester City.

The Citizens had long craved Europe's biggest prize, but Guardiola's charges ultimately fell short in their first UEFA Champions League final - succumbing 1-0 to Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea in Porto in 2021.

City would make up for this disappointment just two years later, with Guardiola clinching his third UEFA Champions League title as a manager as he led the club to a Treble of trophies following a 1-0 win over Inter in the 2023 final in Istanbul.

Pep Guardiola UEFA Champions League stats

Pep Guardiola has taken charge of the fourth most UEFA Champions League matches as a manager, trailing Arsene Wenger, Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlo Ancelotti.

The former Bayern Munich boss is second when it comes to UEFA Champions League matches won, trailing only Ancelotti in this regard.

The Manchester City manager holds the record for the most semi-final appearances in the competition as a manager, having reached the last four stage on nine occasions.

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