Pep Guardiola tore up his own playbook against Real Madrid – it could be his biggest mistake

Keeping things tight away from home is a fundamental part of Guardiola's Champions League philosophy - that went out the ...
The New York Times

Real Madrid’s Valverde takes golden touch to sink Man City. Plus: Iran threaten to boycott World Cup

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Real Madrid 3-0 Man City: Champions League miracle required after Pep Guardiola’s surprise tactical decisions backfire at the Bernabeu

Pep Guardiola is deservedly regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time, a revolutionary football mastermind – but even he can get his tactics wrong on the big stage. Three months ...