upcoming

European crown

In the final, Guardiola's

Manchester City football club

Against Thomas Tuchel's

Chelsea

When the time comes, two knowing faces will face off in the lounge. The two will face each other in the

Bundesliga

Often face-to-face, but lately in England often face-to-face. Here's how Guardiola and Tuchel have fared in past competitions.

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Munich 4-1

Mainz (city in Germany)

Pep Guardiola is in the

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When he first started coaching, the team he had was appropriately huge.

Philip Rahm sat in front of the back four, Tony K.

Roth (name)

and Bastian Schweinsteiger gave them more freedom, while Arjen Robben and Thomas Muller excelled in front of Mandzukic. Tuchel's

Mainz (city in Germany)

It actually went through Sean Parker to snatch the opening contest, but Robben equalized and Muller scored twice off Mandzukic's effort.

Mainz (city in Germany)

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Munich (22/3/2014)

The return match was Tuchel's first in

Mainz (city in Germany)

's final race due to his departure at the end of the season. The gap narrowed with the loss of the first race, the

Mainz (city in Germany)

It actually lasted until the 82nd minute when Schweinsteiger broke their resistance and substitute Mario Goetze soon doubled the lead. The success leaves Guardiola needing just one more win to claim the

Bundesliga

Championship. They won seven matches with a 3:1 success at Hertha Berlin.

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Munich 5-1 Dortmund (4/10/2015)

Tuchel's next assignment was at Borussia Dortmund, where he replaced Jürgen Klopp. Over the years, Dortmund has had a tendency to turn over the reins, allowing the

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Big headaches, which is what Tuchel saw in his first taste of de Klerk's sweetness. But the forward partnership of Muller and Lewandowski tore Dortmund apart, with the pair scoring twice each. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang managed to briefly lower the scoreline before the contest became disorganized, and Goetze scored on the hour mark for the

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Scored the fifth goal.

4. Borussia Dortmund 0-0

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Munich (5/3/2016)

It wasn't a fascinating contest between two of Germany's biggest clubs, but it did give Tuchel their first league point against Pep Guardiola. Prior to this clash, bvb were on a good run of form, although they needed to be on the

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Success within two points never looked finished. Arturo Vidal hit the crossbar and Aubameyang tried Manuel Neuer twice, but the contest ended goalless.

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Munich 0-0 Borussia Dortmund (4-3 on penalties) (21/5/2016)

The third match between the two sides in the 2015/16 season was in the dfb Bokal final.

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Continuing to beat Tuchel in Guardiola's unbeaten run, winning on penalties. It was a goalless game once again in normal time, with Aubameyang missing the perfect opportunity to

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Winning on penalties, Neuer saved from Sven Bender before Sokratis conceded.

Guardiola finished his three-year spell in Germany with a second league and cup double, while the defeat was Dortmund's third in a row in the dfb Boca Raton final.

Chelsea

Manchester City football club

The first meeting between Tuchel and Guardiola in England was in the FA Cup semi-final, which saw the former beat the latter for the first time.

Chelsea

armed

Manchester City football club

Defeating Wembley 1:0, Ziyech scored the winning goal, and from the doom and gloom of the Frank Lampard era, the

Chelsea

Suddenly there is time to finish the 2020/21 season with two trophies and a top four spot.

Manchester City football club

Chelsea

This could be

Chelsea

Winning the 2020/21 season

European crown

The time when the odds of a final start to fall. Obviously

Manchester City football club

Still the favorite, but Tuchel has already beaten Guardiola twice with his Blues. Raheem Sterling's shot made the

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The visitors grabbed the lead just before half-time but Sergio Aguero's Penecar penalty was comfortably saved by Mendy before goals from Hakim Ziyech and Marcos Alonso ensured the visitors took all three points.

8. What do you think of the

European crown

Who will succeed in their 8th matchup in the final?

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