The evidence• Followed up a glittering playing career by capturing two Dutch Cups and the 1986/87 European Cup Winners' Cup with Ajax in his first coaching post.• Remains the only Liga manager to win four successive titles, as Barcelona utterly dominated the Liga from 1990/91 to 1993/94. • Led Barcelona to their first European Cup success in 1991/92, setting the template for future triumphs under Frank Rijkaard, Josep Guardiola and Luis EnriqueThe expert testimony"Johan Cruyff painted the chapel; Barcelona coaches since merely restore or improve it. He h... UEFA.com - News
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Emery on Paris, adapting and his winning creed
Considering he won the UEFA Europa League three years running as Sevilla coach, picking up continental trophies has not been a problem for Unai Emery.That was probably what decided Paris Saint-Germain to lure him to France this summer, as despite four Ligue 1 titles and two French trebles in a row they are still to match their run to the 1994/95 UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Emery has a changed squad in the French capital, having brought Grzegorz Krychowiak with him from Sevilla, and with Jesé among other arrivals replacing the likes of David Luiz, Lucas Digne and of course Zlatan
Mourinho v Guardiola: The Clásico years
Manchester United v Manchester City. José Mourinho v Josep Guardiola.Mourinho and Guardiola have history – from their first meeting, when the Portuguese was a member of the Barcelona coaching setup and the Spaniard still a player, to their many Clásico clashes while in charge of Real Madrid and Barça.Now for a new chapter, with both a handful of games into their tenures at Manchester's two powerhouses. UEFA.com looks back to when they were in rival dugouts.Head-to-head record in SpainGuardiola: 5Draws: 4Mourinho: 2Overall recordGuardiola:UEFA.com - News
Spurs and Monaco meet again in Wembley bow
Wembley is the venue for Tottenham Hotspur FC's return to the UEFA Champions League as they host Group F rivals AS Monaco FC – a team they faced in the UEFA Europa League only last season.Previous meetings• Tottenham eliminated Monaco from last season's UEFA Europa League when beating them 4-1 at White Hart Lane in their final game of the group stage last December. Erik Lamela hit a first-half hat-trick and though Stephan El Shaarawy scored for Monaco, Tom Carroll added a fourth goal for group winners Spurs. • The lineups on 10 December 2015 were:Tottenham: Llo... UEFA.com - News
Leicester’s Champions League adventure begins at Brugge
After their fairy-tale triumph in last season's Premier League, Leicester City FC turn their sights to the UEFA Champions League as they kick off their Group G campaign away at Club Brugge KV.Match background Club Brugge• The Belgian titleholders are competing in the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time since 2005/06.• They will hope to fare better at home in Group G than they managed in last term's UEFA Europa League group stage. En route to finishing third in their group, they suffered home losses to FC Midtjylland (1-3) and SSC Napoli (0-1), ... UEFA.com - News
Reunion for Ronaldo as holders start against Sporting
Real Madrid CF begin their quest to do what no side has done in the UEFA Champions League era and retain the European Cup. The defending champions kick off their 2016/17 campaign against a Sporting Clube de Portugal side seeking their own first – a victory in Spain.• For Cristiano Ronaldo, the match brings a reunion with the club where he spent six years (1997–2003) before leaving for Manchester United FC. Previous meetings• The clubs last met in the 2000/01 UEFA Champions League first group stage, when Madrid were again defending champions. Then as now they faced each other on m... UEFA.com
Portugal and France founder in opening qualifiers
European champions Portugal defeated 2-0 in SwitzerlandBeaten finalists France held to 0-0 draw in BelarusRomelu Lukaku strikes twice as Belgium make positive startAll of the matchday one resultsNext games in these groups: Friday 7 OctoberGroup ASweden 1-1 NetherlandsHonours were even at the Friends Arena in Jan Andersson's first competitive game as Sweden coach. Marcus Berg chipped in off the underside of the bar in the moments before half-time, but Wesley Sneijder's strike midwa... UEFA.com - News