When Pep Guardiola’s squad gets knocked out of European competition these days, they don’t just slink home. They explode like dying stars.
MANCHESTER, England—Everything at Manchester City had been under control for months. Pep Guardiola’s squad rolled over opponents, one after another, checking off weeks on the calendar in pursuit of four different trophies. It all looked so effortless that City’s high style had begun to verge on sterility.
Through it all, soccer’s ultimate control freak pulled the strings from the sidelines buttoned into a heavy gray sweater. This was another Guardiola season going exactly according to Guardiola’s plan.
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