Pep Guardiola became the coach to have reached the highest number of semifinals of the UEFA Champions League after Manchester City triumphed over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
Josep “Pep” Guardiola Sala (Catalan pronunciation: born 18 January 1971) is a Catalan professional football manager and former player from Spain who is the manager of Premier League club Manchester City.[6] Guardiola is the only manager to win the continental treble twice and he holds the record for the most consecutive league games won in La Liga, Bundesliga, and the Premier League.[a] He is considered to be one of the greatest managers of all time.
Manchester City had won the first leg of the double qualifying tie at the Etihad Stadium and went ahead to play a barren draw in Spain to proceed to the semifinal on goal aggregate.
Having reached the semifinals four times with Barcelona, three times with Bayern Munich, and two times with Manchester City, this is the most any manager has attained in the history of the competition The Trumpet gathered.
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According to the schedule for the semifinals, the Premier League champions will take on Real Madrid as they eye another final appearance.
Meanwhile, the Blues of Manchester look to their next fixture with their premier league title contender Liverpool in the Emirates FA Cup, on Saturday, 16 April, 2022.
