{"id":25801,"date":"2026-03-12T21:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/arbeloa-targets-guardiola\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:21:29","slug":"arbeloa-targets-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/arbeloa-targets-guardiola\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbeloa targets Guardiola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">I<\/span>It was the first match between Alvaro Arbeloa and Josep Guardiola. He was a new coach competing in fierce competition, and was participating in the final tournament of the Champions League for the first time. On the other hand, he is a manager who has changed the history of soccer, has won the Champions League three times, and is a manager who is in charge of the final tournament of this tournament.<\/p>\n<p>From this equation of unequal approach, the Real Madrid manager emerged as the absolute winner. Despite having a huge number of absentees in the team, his side defeated Josep Guardiola&#8217;s side and head to Manchester with an impressive 3-0 lead. A scoreline that no one could overturn against Los Blancos in European competition.<span\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Kylian Mbappe reacts in the stands after Federico Valverde scores a hat-trick against Manchester City<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It looked like a difficult night for Madrid, especially after seeing Doc&#8217;s staging and gallop, but that changed radically after Valverde&#8217;s opening goal. From that moment on, Madrid won from every corner of the field. Their goalkeeper was better, their defense stronger, their midfield more reliable and their attack clearer.<\/p>\n<p>Arbeloa and Guardiola&#8217;s debut match ended with the Madrid manager clearly in the lead. His team interpreted the game as best they could. Meanwhile, everything Pep tried to do to change the team&#8217;s dark night was to no avail.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">No one has ever come back from 3-0.<\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona&#8217;s loss to Guardiola&#8217;s side at the Bernab\u00e9u further extended their poor performance in Spain since the Blaugrana&#8217;s departure as manager. They had 4 wins in 14 games against La Liga teams.<\/p>\n<p>The battle has now turned into a chess game for Etihad, with all winners on Arbeloa&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola faces a challenge no one has yet overcome: overturning a three-goal deficit with Madrid. Some players came close, like Dortmund and Klopp in the 2013-14 season, but Madrid overcame that fear and went on to become champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/real-madrid\/2026\/03\/12\/69b2c084ca47410d4d8b4583.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IIt was the first match between Alvaro Arbeloa and Josep Guardiola. He was a new coach competing in fierce competition, and was participating in the final tournament of the Champions League for the first time. 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