Confessed, the mysterious secret why Guardiola is such a Champions League winner

We are in the run-up to the UEFA Champions League final. Manchester City want to be the best team in Europe and they will have to prove it this Saturday when they take on Inter Milan in Istanbul, Turkey. A match that will not be easy for the Citizens, given Simone Inzaghi's side's tactically sound defensive display.

Josep Guardiola could win his second treble of his career. The first came with FC Barcelona in 2009, managing world stars such as Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta. For many, it was the best team to have ever played the game.

But the Spanish coach knows that his success has not been easy. It has been trial and error since he began his career on Catalan soil and he has suffered from instability. Especially when he coached Bayern Munich and failed to win the coveted trophy in Europe's top competition and was considered a failure. 
But with Manchester City it has been a very different situation. The investment they have is powerful and they have fulfilled his every whim for the players he wants for his tactical scheme. That is why he confesses and knows that there are two big elements that have caused his success, both in the Premier League and in Europe.

What is Guardiola's success?

In a press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League final, Guardiola was candid and confessed the two elements that have given him the key to his success in European competitions: “The key to my success is having great players. Having Messi in the past and Haaland now. That's my success. I'm not joking. Every coach who has been successful is because he has had great players. A coach has never scored a goal”.