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3 Pep Guardiola’s Most Humiliating Defeats From 2014 – 2025

Bayern Munich 0-4 Real Madrid (April 2014)

Guardiola’s team, Barcelona, beat Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals in 2011. Their rivalry was intense with Jose Mourinho as Real Madrid’s coach. Three years later, Carlo Ancelotti took over as coach and managed to outsmart Guardiola in both games.

Real Madrid won the first game 1-0, but Bayern Munich was confident they could win at home. Bayern’s players decided to play aggressively, and Guardiola agreed. He changed the formation to 4-2-4 and told his players to attack like Germans. However, this plan backfired, and Real Madrid scored three goals in the first half.

Guardiola was very upset about the loss and admitted he made a big mistake. He told his friend that it was the biggest mistake of his coaching career.

Arsenal 5-1 Man City (February 2025)

In 2024-25, Arsenal and City had a heated rivalry that reached a boiling point during their match at the Etihad Stadium. After a tense game that ended in a draw, tensions rose when Erling Haaland threw the ball at Gabriel Magalhaes and made a disrespectful comment to Mikel Arteta. Arsenal fans were furious.

But Arsenal didn’t back down. They came back strong in their next match against City. Martin Odegaard scored an early goal, putting City on the defensive. Even though Haaland managed to equalize, Arsenal quickly regained the lead with a goal from Thomas Partey. They didn’t stop there – Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kai Havertz, and Ethan Nwaneri scored more goals, handing Guardiola his worst defeat in 17 years as a manager. Arsenal showed they were a force to be reckoned with.

Liverpool 3-0 Man City (April 2018)

This was the season when Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp’s intense rivalry began, shaping English football for years to come. Liverpool made history by being the first team to beat City that season, winning a thrilling match 4-3 at Anfield. Fans were excited when the two teams faced off again in the Champions League quarter-final, starting with a game at Anfield.

Before the match, City’s bus was surrounded by fans in the intense atmosphere of Anfield. The Reds dominated on the field too, with Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain, and Mane scoring within the first 31 minutes. Guardiola’s team struggled to respond for the rest of the game and in the second leg at the Etihad Stadium, where they lost 2-1 despite playing better.