Pep Guardiola has announced that he will stay at Manchester City next season regardless of what happens in the Champions League final against Inter Milan on June 10. The coach is looking to finish the season on a high to add the third Champions League trophy of his career to his list.

Guardiola is under contract at Manchester City until 2025 and has said he has no intention of leaving the club regardless of the outcome of the final against Inter Milan. “I will stay at Manchester City next season. I am not thinking of leaving the team. I will stay here next year, despite the 100 charges brought against us by the Premier League. Don’t worry, I will still be here,” said he is Guardiola, reports DigiSport.

The City manager is already eyeing the final with Inter Milan to further improve his record. However, Guardiola modestly states that the results he has achieved so far are down to the excellent players he has trained. “Do you want to know the secret of my success as a coach? Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Manchester City. This is Pep’s success. Messi, Lewandowski, Haaland, Aguero. I love my mother and my grandfather, but I won’t win the Champions League with him,” added Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola is the favorite to win the Champions League trophy again

The next big match in Pep Guardiola’s career is the Champions League final, which will take place on June 10. A big event that arouses the interest of all football fans from year to year. For example, a study conducted in Great Britain found that 60% of punters placed at least one bet on last year’s Champions League final. Among the most popular bets on the Champions League final year after year are single bets on the exact score, as well as live bets.

As for the 2023 final, Manchester City is the favorite at the sports betting odds. Pep Guardiola’s side have odds of 1.21 to win, with Inter Milan at 4.40. As for the 1×2 result, City have odds of 1.41 to win after 90 minutes, 4.70 to draw and 6.80 to win Inter. A high-goal match is expected, so the Over 2.5 odds are 1.68 and the Under odds are 2.18.

Pep Guardiola has 100 wins in the Champions League

The 4-0 semi-final win over Real Madrid was Pep Guardiola’s 100th in the Champions League. He is only the third manager in history to reach this milestone, after Carlo Ancelotti (107 wins in 190 matches) and Sir Alex Ferguson (102 wins in 190 matches).

Of the 100 wins, Pep Guardiola won 47 during his time at Manchester City. During the period when he was in charge of Bayern Munich, he won 23 games, and on the bench of Barcelona he has 30 successes. In total, Pep Guardiola’s resume includes 158 games in the Champions League. In addition to 100 wins, the City coach has drawn 33 times and lost 25 times.

In the entire history of participation in the Champions League, Pep Guardiola has reached three more finals, apart from the 2023 final. He won the trophy with FC Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, while in 2021 he lost the final with Barcelona. Manchester City vs Chelsea. His teams were eliminated six times in the semi-finals, three times in the quarter-finals and once in the round of 16. On June 10, Guardiola wants to add a third trophy to his record.

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