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Guardiola plays it cool as culmination of dream draws near
Manchester City are one game away from achieving their long-held desire of winning Champions League
AFP
May 29, 2021
PORTO:
Pep Guardiola is remaining calm with his Manchester City side one game away from finally achieving their long-held desire of winning the Champions League when they face Chelsea in Saturday s final in Porto.
Thirteen years after a takeover by Abu Dhabi s Sheikh Mansour transformed City s fortunes, the English champions have reached club football s biggest game for the first time.
Guardiola arrived in Manchester five years ago and has won three Premier League titles among eight major trophies in that time.
A disappointing evening for Manchester City was capped by an injury for Kevin De Bruyne that saw the midfield star complete less than an hour of their Champions League final defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.
Date published: Saturday 29th May 2021 9:57 - Steve Pearson
Kai Havertz helped crown Chelsea Champions League winners for the second time after Man City were made to rue a strange tactical selection by Pep Guardiola.
Man City were seeking their first ever Champions League trophy, while
Chelsea were aiming to double their tally in this competition having previously lifted the cup in 2012. Pep Guardiola sprung a surprise with his team selection, opting against starting either of his recognised holding midfielders Rodri or Fernandinho. It was just the second match this season that neither player had been named in a starting line-up.