It wasn't supposed to end like this.
Pep
Guardiola's reign at Bayern Munich will finish without the one thing he
and the club desired more than any other -- the Champions League
trophy.
Ousted by Atletico Madrid
on away goals, despite winning the second leg of its semifinal tie 2-1,
Bayern's dreams of a sixth European title are over.
It is three years since
Guardiola arrived in Munich with the club having just won Europe's most
prestigious club competition -- a triumph which completed a famous and
historic treble under Jupp Heynckes.
Bayern
was unstoppable, playing football which left opponents trailing in its
wake, and had dominated the Bundesliga after wrestling control back from
Borussia Dortmund.
Guardiola,
the man who had revolutionized football with the "tiki-taka" style so
beautifully played by his Barcelona teams, was supposed to be the man to
take Bayern to the next level.
And
yet, despite winning two league titles, soon to be three, and three cup
competitions, it is the failure to win the biggest prize of all which
will leave a blemish on his otherwise near perfect resume.
Instead, he will soon depart Munich for Manchester City, a club which could yet win this season's competition, to try his luck in England's Premier League.
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