How many Champions League finals has Pep Guardiola won? Top UCL final FAQs answered

biggest game in European club football season is just hours away as Manchester City and Chelsea prepare to face off in Champions League final. game will be played at  Estio do Dragao and will kick off at 12:30 AM IST on Sunday, May 30. On eve of final, we answer some of key Champions League FAQs such as - 'How many Champions League titles  have Chelsea won?' and 'What is Manchester City Champions League history?"

Champions League FAQs: How many Champions League finals has Pep Guardiola won? 

Pep Guardiola is one of most successful manrs in history and Spaniard is widely regarded as one of great tacticians of modern era. 50-year-old has won two Champions League titles, both with his legendary Barcelona side, beating Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United on both occasions. Man City vs Chelsea UCL final will be his first Champions League final appearance since 2011.

If Man City do lift trophy, he could become just sixth manr to win Champions League with two different clubs after Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich and Real Mrid), Jose Mourinho (Porto and Inter Milan), Carlo Ancelotti, Ottmar Hitzfeld (Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund) and Ernst Happel (Hamburg and Feyeord). He could also become fourth coach to win Champions League title thrice, following Zinedine Zidane (Real Mrid), Carlo Ancelotti (AC Milan and Real Mrid) and Bob Paisley (Liverpool). So to answer question "How many Champions League finals has Pep Guardiola won?", answer is two. 

Chelsea Champions League history: How many Champions League titles have Chelsea won?

Chelsea have been one of staple clubs in Champions League since Roman Abramovich takeover of club in 2004.  Blues me ir first appearance in Champions League in 1999 and me it to quarter-finals before being kcked out by Barcelona. y've been a regular in competition ever since. Chelsea reached semi-finals in 03/04 and 04/05 but were dumped out by Monaco and Liverpool respectively.

following season, Chelsea were eliminated by Barcelona in round of 16. In 2007, Chelsea me it to semi-finals but suffered defeat against Liverpool on penalties. Blues n reached ir first UCL final in 2008 but lost to eventual champions Manchester United.

following year, y lost out to eventual champions Barcelona in semi-finals. Chelsea n exited competition in last 16 following two defeats against Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan in 2010. next season, y lost to Manchester United in quarter-finals. However, in 2012, Chelsea me history by becoming first team from London to win Champions League title when y beat Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena in final.  following season, Chelsea failed to make it past group sts but ended season with a Europa League title.

During 2013/14 season, y me it to semis but were kcked out by Atletico Mrid. Chelsea were n eliminated from competition in quarter-finals by PSG in two consecutive seasons. In 2018, Chelsea were again dumped out of tournament by Barcelona in last 16. y n suffered elimination in 2020 against Bayern Munich at same st. Chelsea have w me it to ir third Champions League final and will hope to make it count with a win against Manchester City. So to answer query 'How many Champions League titles have Chelsea won?", answer is 1 so far.

Manchester City Champions League history 

In 2010-11 season, Man City qualified for Champions League for first time since 1968 season. Since n, side have been a staple entry into Europe but h little success in early years, going out in group st for first two seasons. 2013-14 campaign saw m qualify for kckouts for first time, and since n have been one of teams to beat in group st. ir kckout record was far from satisfactory, making semi-final only once before 2020/21 season, where y reached ir maiden UCL final. 

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