It was seven years ago that they first sat down together in a Munich restaurant where they talked tactics for hours using salt and pepper shakers as props and were so animated that waiters were too afraid to interrupt.

On Saturday evening, at the Estádio do Dragão in picturesque Porto, the pair will lead out their respective sides in an all-English Champions League final that contains several intriguing match-ups and themes.

When it comes to elite European managers, Tuchel cites Guardiola as the benchmark. In Portugal, he goes in search of the 27th major trophy of his 13-year coaching career, with Manchester City. This is his third Champions League final, but a first in 10 years, winning his first two at Barcelona.

Pep Guardiola and Thomas Tuchel are old acquaintances.

It was seven years ago that they first sat down together in a Munich restaurant where they talked tactics for hours using salt and pepper shakers as props and were so animated that waiters were too afraid to interrupt.

On Saturday evening, at the Estádio do Dragão in picturesque Porto, the pair will lead out their respective sides in an all-English Champions League final that contains several intriguing match-ups and themes.

When it comes to elite European managers, Tuchel cites Guardiola as the benchmark. In Portugal, he goes in search of the 27th major trophy of his 13-year coaching career, with Manchester City. This is his third Champions League final, but a first in 10 years, winning his first two at Barcelona.

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Portuguese dealt with the Red Villains somewhere in the range of 2016 and 2018.

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says his side have "no reasons" at Manchester united as they arrive at the finish of an exhausting run of games.


Spines head to Old Trafford on Sunday for their fourth game in eight days, having booked their place in the Europa Class bunch stages on Thursday.

Mourinho has recently griped about player government assistance and said his player's endeavors have been "brutal, " however he is intending his side up for one final push before the global break.

"I am utilized to it. It's the last one, the last match," he said. "I would prefer not to groan. I groaned enough and I groaned with genuine articles on all fours don't think anybody couldn't help contradicting me, in any event, when I was groaning about the circumstance.

"However, presently there is just a single additional match, just the Unified match. Be that as it may, no reasons. They had just one counterpart for the week and it was yesterday and likely most of the players who played won't play Sunday.

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The pursuit continues of Jason Sancho while leeds are interested in Dan James.



Will Man united sign Jason Sancho before the transfer window closes next week?


"Sancho is still the number one target at the united and there is still hope a deal can be struck despite Dortmund's insistance the player stays, "Dharmeshsheth told monday night's transfer show.

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Over the years Lionel Messi has been barcelona's hero creating history and breaking records for himself and the club, and it seems him and the club have a strong bond.



But after Lionel messi and his club were crushed by Baryern munish last month he was frustrated and decided to leave the club. But in a sudden and dramatic reversal he withdrew his letter to leave the club that he was not prepared to go to war with Barcelona and so will stay afterall.





This decision was confirmed by the club via Twitter, Messi withdrew his letter announcing his intention to leave barcelona and will stay with his soccer club that he has called home for his entire professional career.



The announcement that he would stay which was initially reported in an interview with the Website Goal came hours after Messi's father and agent Jorge, had appeared to double down on the players stated intention to leave, and after the spanish league had declared a €700 million release clause in Messi's contract was valid that set the stage for an ugly legal fight between the player and the club, and Messi, in his interview with Goal appeared to back away rather than face Barcelona in court.



"I would never go against the club of my life" Messi said.

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