Pep Guardiola

Emblazoned across the wall at one of the Manchester City training gyms is the slogan “CREATE THE FUTURE.” With their massive outlay on player transfer fees, as well as over £200m spent on the Etihad Campus, a training and academy facility, the Citizens are hell-bent on global domination.

Funded by the seemingly limitless wealth of the Abu Dhabi United Group, the Sky Blues have become a dominant force in English football, winning the Premier League title twice in the last four years.

Mario Gotze has turned into one of the most disappointing players on Bayern Munich’s roster for fans. He has struggled to consistently perform and his attitude on the pitch has suffered accordingly. It’s shocking, really, to see the man that scored the game winning goal of the 2014 World Cup Final fall to such a level.  

The German Super Cup, Germany’s equivalent of the Community Shield, finished in a fantastically surprising turn of events when “Lord” Nicklas Bendtner was substituted on for Wolfsburg. An equalizing goal within the last few minutes of regulation paired with a game winning penalty shot gave Bendtner the right to be called lord once again. 

Shortly after announcing Pep Guardiola as manager, Bayern Munich lured 20-year-old Mario Götze to the Allianz Arena. He was to be a new Lionel Messi for the soccer world. Two years later, it’s all different.

How to properly celebrate a title winning season.

Guardiola lauded the ability of the best player in the world, but did not condemn his team to a loss.

In the face of one of the most shocking potential Champions League exits of the year, Pep Guardiola is confident he will be at Bayern next year.

Bayern Munich is set to have the majority of the team in some stage of recovery from injury when they face off against Porto in the Champions League.