This group of Manchester City players made the history books by becoming the 10th team to win the treble – but there is also plenty of personal glory for Pep Guardiola.
The Catalan coach created one of Barcelona’s best ever teams, lifting the UEFA Champions League trophy in 2008/09 and 2010/11. However, in the post-Lionel Messi era, he has failed to win Europe’s biggest competition since.
That changed in Istanbul as he claimed three titles and a total of six in UEFA competitions as he continues to cement his place among the greatest managers of all time.
City beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final, midfielder Rodri scored the winner.
Manager who won the most European trophies
Guardiola’s great rival Jose Mourinho has won five European trophies so far in career. He currently ranks joint-fifth among managers with the most trophies in European competitions.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti leads the list with a total of nine European trophies, though. His most recent success came in the 2022 UEFA Super Cup, where Los Blancos beat Eintracht Frankfurt.
Note: Champions League and Europa League references in the table below include previous iterations as European Cup and UEFA Cup.
| Rank | Manager | Total European Trophies |
Trophies won |
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| 1. | Carlo Ancelotti | 9 | Champions League (4), UEFA Super Cup (4), Intertoto Cup (1) |
| 2. | Alex Ferguson | 7 | Champions League (2), Cup Winners’ Cup (2), UEFA Super Cup (2), Intercontinental Cup (1) |
| Giovanni Trapattoni | 7 | Champions League (1), Europa League (3), Cup Winners’ Cup (1), UEFA Super Cup (1), Intercontinental Cup (1) |
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| 4. | Arrigo Sacchi | 6 | Champions League (2), UEFA Super Cup (2), Intercontinental Cup (2) |
| Pep Guardiola | 6 | Champions League (3), UEFA Super Cup (3) |
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| 5. | Bob Paisley | 5 | Champions League (3), Europa League (1), UEFA Super Cup (1) |
| Zinedine Zidane | 5 | Champions League (3), UEFA Super Cup (2) |
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| Nereo Rocco | 5 | Champions League (2), Cup Winners Cup (2), Intercontinental Cup (1) |
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| Louis van Gaal | 5 | Champions League (1), Europa League (1), UEFA Super Cup (2), Intercontinental Cup (1) |
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| Jose Mourinho | 5 | Champions League (2), Europa League (2), Europa Conference League (1) |
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