How many times has Pep Guardiola won the Champions League?

Guardiola is multi-time winner of the Champions League
Guardiola is multi-time winner of the Champions League / LLUIS GENE/GettyImages
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Pep Guardiola is one of the greatest managers football has ever seen and he has the trophy cabinet to back it up.

Over his time with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, the Catalan coach and former midfielder has consistently picked up silverware season after season no matter the quality of opposition.

One competition he hasn't always seen eye to eye with, however, is the Champions League. After winning Europe's premier club competition twice with Barcelona, Guardiola suffered a lengthy drought in the UCL that was finally ended when Manchester City beat Inter in the 2023 final.

Here are his winning Champions League campaigns.


How many times has Pep Guardiola won the Champions League?

Barcelona - 2008/09

Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry
Barça were too strong for Man Utd / Etsuo Hara/GettyImages

The Barça team of 2008/09 had already won La Liga and the Copa del Rey by the time the Champions League final rolled around and finished a historic treble by downing Manchester United in Rome.

The Blaugrana had to come through a third qualifying round tie with Wisla Krakow before the group stage - a 4-0 win at home made the 1-0 defeat in Poland purely academic.

Barça eased through Group C which contained Sporting CP, Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel, losing on the final day when their position of first had already been confirmed.


Group C

Position

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goal difference

Points

1.

Barcelona

6

4

1

1

+10

13

2.

Sporting CP

6

4

0

2

0

12

3.

Shakhtar Donetsk

6

3

0

3

+4

9

4.

Basel

6

0

1

5

-14

1


Thierry Henry's strike at Lyon meant Barça returned from the first leg of their last 16 with a 1-1 draw before the Frenchman scored twice more in a 5-2 home win.

The quarter final with Bayern Munich was wrapped up in the first half of the first leg as Barça charged into a 4-0 lead before finishing the job in Bavaria with a 1-1 draw.

Guardiola's side were the beneficiaries of some dodgy officiating in the semi finals against Chelsea, having a number of strong penalty appeals go their way before Andres Iniesta's 93rd-minute equaliser took Barça into the final on away goals.

Barça then saw off Man Utd in the final as Samuel Eto'o struck early on before Lionel Messi's header secured the 2-0 win.

Round

Date

Fixture

Third qualifying round

13/08/2008

Barcelona 4-0 Wisla Krakow

Third qualifying round

26/08/2008

Wisla Krakow 1-0 Barcelona

Group stage

16/09/2008

Barcelona 3-1 Sporting CP

Group stage

01/10/2008

Shakhtar Donetsk 1-2 Barcelona

Group stage

22/10/2008

Basel 0-5 Barcelona

Group stage

04/11/2008

Barcelona 1-1 Basel

Group stage

26/11/2008

Sporting CP 2-5 Barcelona

Group stage

09/12/2008

Barcelona 2-3 Shakhtar Donetsk

Last 16

24/02/2009

Lyon 1-1 Barcelona

Last 16

10/03/2009

Barcelona 5-2 Lyon

Quarter finals

08/04/2009

Barcelona 4-0 Bayern Munich

Quarter finals

14/04/2009

Bayern Munich 1-1 Barcelona

Semi finals

28/04/2009

Barcelona 0-0 Chelsea

Semi finals

06/05/2009

Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona*

Final

27/05/2009

Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United

*through on away goals


Barcelona - 2010/11

Champions League Final - Barcelona
Guardiola won his first two UCL titles in quick succession / VI-Images/GettyImages

This is the Barça team Guardiola is most synonymous with, one which is widely regarded as the club's greatest ever lineup.

With the likes of Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, David Villa, Pedro and Dani Alves in their squad to name just a few, the Catalans were heavy favourites throughout 2010/11 and had few difficulties claiming first place in Group D.

Copenhagen, Rubin Kazan and Panathinaikos provided the opposition as Barça rattled in 14 goals and conceded just three in six group games before taking on Arsenal in the last 16.


Group D

Position

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goal difference

Points

1.

Barcelona

6

4

2

0

+11

14

2.

Copenhagen

6

3

1

2

+2

10

3.

Rubin Kazan

6

1

3

2

-2

6

4.

Panathinaikos

6

0

2

4

-11

2


A momentous night at the Emirates gave the Gunners a stunning 2-1 win and real hope of making the quarter finals. However, Barça were just too strong for the Premier League side, who had Robin van Persie sent off before the hour mark - Xavi and Messi then scored the goals to take the Camp Nou side through.

A big 5-1 home triumph against Shakhtar Donetsk was backed up by a 1-0 away win to seal a 6-1 aggregate victory in the quarter finals, setting up two Clasicos in the semis against Real Madrid.

Los Blancos defender Pepe's high challenge on Alves gave Barça a player advantage which resulted in Messi scoring twice late on, including a wonderful solo effort.

Real were spirited in the return leg but couldn't overturn the scoreline which ended 3-1 across the two legs.

The gap between Barça and other elite sides in Europe was shown in the final at Wembley. Wayne Rooney did equalise soon after Pedro's opener, but goals from Messi and Villa saw Barça claim their fourth Champions League crown.

Round

Date

Fixture

Group stage

14/09/2010

Barcelona 5-1 Panathinaikos

Group stage

29/09/2010

Rubin Kazan 1-1 Barcelona

Group stage

20/10/2010

Barcelona 2-0 Copenhagen

Group stage

02/11/2010

Copenhagen 1-1 Barcelona

Group stage

24/11/2010

Panathinaikos 0-3 Barcelona

Group stage

07/12/2010

Barcelona 2-0 Rubin Kazan

Last 16

16/02/2011

Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona

Last 16

08/03/2011

Barcelona 3-1 Arsenal

Quarter finals

06/04/2011

Barcelona 5-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Quarter finals

12/04/2011

Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Barcelona

Semi finals

27/04/2011

Real Madrid 0-2 Barcelona

Semi finals

03/05/2011

Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid

Final

28/05/2011

Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United


Manchester City - 2022/23

In the truncated 2022/23 season, Manchester City set their stall out quickly in Europe with a hefty 4-0 win at eventual Europa League winners Sevilla before edging past Borussia Dortmund in their second outing.

Copenhagen were smashed 5-0 but then held City to a goalless draw back in Denmark. City could only muster the same result in their trip to Dortmund before rounding off the group stage with a comfortable win over Sevilla at the Etihad.

Position

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goal difference

Points

1.

Manchester City

6

4

2

0

+12

14

2.

Borussia Dortmund

6

2

3

1

+5

9

3.

Sevilla

6

1

2

3

-6

5

4.

Copenhagen

6

0

3

3

-11

3

RB Leipzig's brave resistance in the first leg of their last 16 was swiftly broken in the second game which City won 7-0, with Erling Haaland contributing five goals.

A 3-0 pumping was handed to Thomas Tuchel's Bayern Munich in the quarter finals, earning Guardiola some redemption for City's 2021 UCL final loss to Chelsea. A 1-1 draw in Bavaria set up a clash with holders Real Madrid.

City again drew 1-1 away from home before blowing Los Blancos away back at the Etihad in one of the most complete team performances the Champions League has ever seen.

That win made them strong favourites for their first title in the competition when they faced Inter in the final.

Rodri's goal settled that tie in Istanbul, ending Guardiola's 12-year wait for another European title.

Round

Date

Fixture

Group stage

06/09/2022

Sevilla 0-4 Manchester City

Group stage

14/09/2022

Manchester City 2-1 Borussia Dortmund

Group stage

05/10/2022

Manchester City 5-0 Copenhagen

Group stage

11/10/2022

Copenhagen 0-0 Manchester City

Group stage

25/10/2022

Borussia Dortmund 0-0 Manchester City

Group stage

02/11/2022

Manchester City 3-1 Sevilla

Last 16

22/02/2023

RB Leipzig 1-1 Manchester City

Last 16

14/03/2023

Manchester City 7-0 RB Leipzig

Quarter finals

11/04/2023

Manchester City 3-0 Bayern Munich

Quarter finals

19/04/2023

Bayern Munich 1-1 Manchester City

Semi finals

09/05/2023

Real Madrid 1-1 Manchester City

Semi finals

17/05/2023

Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid

Final

10/05/2023

Manchester City 1-0 Inter