Pep Guardiola, the first coach to achieve two triplets in European football

The Spanish coach Pep Guardiola has become the first coach in the history of European football to achieve two triplets, one with Barcelona in the 2008/09 season and another with Manchester City in the current season.

With Barcelona, he won the league with a nine-point advantage over Real Madrid, won the Copa del Rey by defeating Athletic 4-1 in the final, and won the Champions League against Manchester United with a score of 2-0.

In 2009, he also won the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup, and the Club World Cup.

This season, he won the Premier League with a five-point lead over Arsenal, defeated United in the final of the English Cup with a score of 2-1, and won the Champions League by defeating Inter Milan 1-0.

As a coach, he has won a total of 35 titles with Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Manchester City, equaling the Romanian Mircea Lucescu and trailing the record holder, Alex Ferguson, by 14 titles.

Guardiola's titles as a coach:

• 3 Spanish Leagues
• 3 Spanish Super Cups
• 2 Spanish Cups
• 3 Bundesliga
• 2 German Cups
• 5 Premier Leagues
• 2 English Cups
• 2 English Super Cups
• 4 English League Cups
• 3 Champions Leagues
• 3 European Super Cups
• 3 Club World Cups

Despite the historic achievement by Pep Guardiola as a coach, there were critics who commented on the high investments that Manchester City usually makes in the transfer market, even comparing him to Zinedine Zidane, who won three Champions League titles in less time.

However, there were also those who defended the Spanish strategist, considering him as one of the best in today's football.

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