MOSCOW, January 30 President of the Spanish football club Barcelona Joan Laporta sees the team's former coach, current coach of the English Manchester City, Josep Guardiola, as the main candidate for the position of head coach of the Catalans.
On Saturday, in the match of the 22nd round of the Spanish Championship, Barcelona lost at home to Villarreal (3:5). Following the meeting, the head of the “blue garnets”, Xavi, announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season. On Sunday, Laporta said he accepted Xavi's choice.
Spanish Football Championship27 January 2024 • starts at 20:30Finished
BarcelonaSpain3 : 5
VillarrealSpain
60' • Ilkay Gundogan (Robert Lewandowski)
68' • Pedri (Ilkay Gundogan)
71' • Eric Bailly (A)
41' • Gerard Moreno (Alexander Serlot)
54' • Ilias Ahomach84' • Gonçalo Guedes (Alexander Serloth)
90' • Jose Luis Morales (Gonçalo Guedes)
90' • Alexander Serloth
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In December, Guardiola said that he could retire if he achieves a second treble in a row with Manchester City.
From 2008 to 2012, Guardiola coached Barcelona. Under his leadership, the Spanish team won the Champions League and the Club World Cup twice each, became the champion of Spain three times, won the UEFA Super Cup and the Spanish Cup twice each, and the country's Super Cup three times. From 2013 to 2016, Guardiola worked at Bayern, with which he won the Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the German Championship three times, and the German Cup twice.